Hypothesis 3: Right Tibia Fracture and Soft Tissue Damage


Muscle Rupture due to hit by car trauma-Muscle in the right and left hind limbs could 
likely be ruptured due to the blunt trauma of hit by car.  Many different muscles could be 
involved in this situation.     

Muscle stretching or strain/sprain-Muscle in the right and left hind limbs could also be 
stretched or strained/sprained upon blunt trauma of hit by car.  Rupture is not the only 
form of damage that could occur to the muscle.

Myositis, or pain and swelling in the muscles in the area of trauma could have occurred.  
Inflammation of the muscle in the right and left hind limbs is very possible due to trauma.  
Evidence of this is the right hind leg is swollen distal to the stifle.  The left hind leg is 
also swollen all the way down to the toes.

Rupture or damage of Tendons or ligaments-severed digital flexor or extensor 
tendons,severing of achilles tendon could have occurred

Stretching, straining/spraining, or laxity of the ligaments around joints are also 
possibilities to have occurred. 

Right Tibia Fracture-There is definite evidence of fracture of the right tibia.  Evidence of 
this is the palpable instability of the right tibia.  The tibia doesnŐt appear to be continuos 
in the midshaft area of the tibia.