[beyond the sea]

Thank you for that. But may I just ask again, in the case of the horse .......... would this then mean that Barbero would have very limited movement (flexibility) in his ankle area in the following years.

I know his life is by far the much more important concern, but I was just wondering if he does survive the next months, would he eventually be able to move around a pasture with some normal gait?

Many prayers for Barbero.

[Sally'sConcerns]

Thank you for that. But may I just ask again, in the case of the horse .......... would this then mean that Barbero would have very limited movement (flexibility) in his ankle area in the following years.

Yep, that's what the fusion does. It stabilizes the bone but at a great loss of flexibility depending upon the amount of hardware used. I have 4 of my cervical vertebra fused together and have very limited motion but I'm still here. I would imagine with as extensive an amount of hardware as Barbaro has, there will be a change to the gait but the body is kind of a neat thing in that other area's help to compensate for the loss of motion. As an example, my back vertebra have compensated for my loss by becoming more flexible.