A bump in the road
Jul 23, 2020
2 minutes
PHOTOS: BAUER LIBRARY, UNLESS STATED
PLINTS ARE BONY enlargements (exostoses) of the interosseous ligament that connects the splint bones to the cannon bone. Inflammation and mineralisation of the ligament causes a surface bone reaction to the splint and cannon bones, resulting in the development of small to large bony lumps which can be felt around the splint bone region of the lower limb. Splints can occur
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