This report describes an adult Quarter Horse gelding that was presented for evaluation of chronic tenosynovitis of the right common digital extensor tendon sheath. Radiographic and tenoscopic evaluation confirmed the presence of a periarticular osteophyte from the third metacarpal bone protruding...

Aseptic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) is common in horses and often caused by defects to the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) or the proximal Manica flexoria (MF) of the superficial digital flexor tendon. Ultrasonography is considered the easiest and fastest diagnostic...

In horses, the structures at the dorsal aspect of the carpus, including the digital extensor tendons, their related tendon sheaths, and bones, are vulnerable to injury because of their superficial location. Injuries to these structures may result in lameness of the affected limb(s) and reduce a ...

Lesions of the manica flexoria are a tenoscopic finding in horses with digital flexor tendon sheath tenosynovitis. This retrospective case series study describes the ultrasonographic findings in seven horses admitted for digital flexor tendon sheath swelling associated with lameness and tenoscopic...

Injuries to the structures within the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) can be the primary cause of non-infectious tenosynovitis, for which diagnostic and therapeutic tenoscopy can be performed. In this retrospective study, the medical records of fifty horses that underwent tenoscopic treatment...

Diagnosis of tenosynovitis is usually confirmed on the basis of synovial fluid analysis (such as cytological and biochemical examinations). This study was designed to examine biochemical (serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp) and D-dimer) and cytological (total nucleated cell count (TNCC),...

Septic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) is a potentially career-ending and life-threatening problem in horses. This study aimed to describe the outcomes of tenoscopy for the treatment of acute septic digital flexor tenosynovitis in horses. Tenoscopy was performed on 13...

Longitudinal tears of the flexor tendons are a common cause of chronic tenosynovitis of the digital sheath. These lesions are most frequently found at the lateral edge of the deep flexor tendon (82%) of the anterior limbs (88%) of sport horses. The lesions manifest as a discreet to moderate...

Reasons for performing study: Longitudinal tears (LTs) of the digital flexor tendons are an important cause of chronic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS). The origin of those marginal tears is not yet fully understood. The long-term outcome after medical and surgical treatment ...

A 15-year-old Sports horse gelding was referred for nonweightbearing lameness of the left hindlimb. Septic cellulitis was diagnosed and managed medically. After 14 days, septic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS), with septic tendinitis of the superficial (SDFT) and deep (DDFT) ...