The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the single transphyseal screw technique in foals diagnosed with carpal valgus deviation. This study included 22 thoroughbred animals of both sexes, with a mean age of 30 days. All animals had a carpal valgus deviation >5° with...

This paper discusses the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of musculotendinous unit laxity, congenital flexural limb deformity, arthrogryposis, angular limb deformity, growth plate fractures, gait deficits from structural dysfunction and gastrocnemius muscle rupture in...

Objective: To describe the treatment and outcome of a foal with a fresh allogenic cancellous bone graft after surgical debridement of a traumatic septic osteitis. Animal: A neonatal Quarter Horse foal. Study design: Case report. Methods: The foal sustained a traumatic laceration exposing the...

This case report describes the clinical and diagnostic imaging findings, treatment and outcomes of a 15-day-old Thoroughbred foal referred for the evaluation of severe left hindlimb lameness of 8 days' duration. Radiographic examination of the left hindlimb and transcutaneous ultrasonographic...

Objective: To compare ultrasonographic and computed tomographic findings in neonatal foals prior to surgical repair of rib fractures as well as postoperative outcomes in foals with and without preoperative thoracic computed tomography (CT). Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Sample...

Prognosis for life and future fertility in broodmares following hydrops is reportedly good, but evidence to support these reports is limited. The objective of this case series was to describe the prognosis for survival and fertility in mares presented to a referral hospital following diagnosis of...

Background: One of the traumatic fractures occurring in the hindlimb of the foals is physeal fractures of the tibia. The most common type of proximal tibial fracture in foals is reported to be Salter-Harris type II. Case presentation: This case report describes the history, clinical signs,...

Isolated fractures of the proximal tubercle of the talus and the medial trochlear ridge of the talus have been reported in the equine literature. A comminuted, intra-articular fracture of the plantar medial trochlear ridge and proximal tubercle of the talus has not been previously reported. The...

Rhodococcus (R.) equi is one cause of abscessing bronchopneumonia in one- to six-month-old foals. In addition to the typical manifestation of pneumonia, various extrapulmonary disorders have been described in the context of R. equi infection in foals. In a retrospective case series diarrhoea,...