What Is Lateral Condyle

The lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur. The other one is the medial condyle. The lateral condyle is the more prominent and is broader both in its front-to-back and transverse diameters.

What is a condyle fracture?

A condylar fracture is a repetitive strain injury that results in a fracture to the cannon bone above the fetlock due to large loads transmitted over the cannon bone during high-speed exercise.

How do you prevent a lateral condyle fracture?

Typically, anatomic reduction of displaced lateral condyle fractures is achieved using open reduction techniques as the fragment contains no structure (periosteum or articular cartilage) to key in the fracture fragment and the chondroepiphysis cannot be imaged with standard radiographic imaging.