The arthrodesis of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is an indication of severe degenerative joint disease, traumatic subluxation, and articular fracture. Internal fixation using a 3-hole narrow locking compression plate (LCP) and three to four trans-articular 5.5 mm cortical screws was...
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Higuchi, T.; Inoue, S.; Satoh, M.; Gotoh, T.
Publisher
Japan Veterinary Medical Association, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association, 2016, 69, 3, pp 133-137
This retrospective case study evaluated proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis in 32 horses referred to the Clinic for Equine Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, between 1995 and 2018. The study had three objectives. The first was to evaluate the success rate of tour different...
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Heim, C.; Sammer, K. S.; Fürst, A.
Publisher
Hippiatrika Verlag GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
Citation
Pferdeheilkunde, 2021, 37, 1, pp 42-49
No description of injuries to the equine scutum medium exists in the veterinary literature. The purpose of this case series is to describe the clinical findings, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment and outcome of 10 horses with complex pastern injuries involving the scutum medium. Horses with...
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Bergstrom, T.; Bass, L.; Daglish, J.; Moorman, V.; Griffin, J.; Barrett, M.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2021, 33, 6, pp 287-287
A two-year-old Braunvieh heifer was presented with a traumatic luxation of the second phalanx of the medial digit and concurrent subluxation of the second phalanx of the lateral digit of the right hindlimb. Closed reduction of both luxations was possible. Surgical arthrodesis was achieved using one ...
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Muggli, E.; Weidmann, E.; Bruderer, A.; Nuss, K.
Publisher
Schattauer GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2015, 28, 1, pp 67-72
The tenectomy of the medial head of the deep digital flexor (TMHDDF) is a minimally studied surgery used in cases of dorsal subluxation of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the hindlimb in horses. The TMHDDF was evaluated in six healthy horses by the degree of lameness, perimeter of the...
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Pizzigatti, D.; Raffael, L. A.; Rodrigues, C. A.; Watanabe, M. J.; Alves, A. L. G.; Barbosa, L.; Hussni, C. A.
Publisher
FEPMVZ - Editora, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Citation
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2019, 71, 6, pp 1791-1799
Background: The frequency of surgical site infection (SSI) following orthopaedic implant placement in horses has been reported but not compared with respect to specific antibiotic protocols administered. Objectives: To determine factors associated with SSI in horses undergoing proximal ...
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Daniels, A.; Pezzanite, L. M.; Griffenhagen, G. M.; Hendrickson, D. A.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022, 8, 4, pp 1478-1488
The lameness associated with pain localized within acropodial region is common in horses, which enforces the use of radiological equipment in tracking changes in bone level as well as in adjacent soft tissues level. The most common acropodial diseases are represented by traumatic processes,...
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Tudor, N.; Vlăgioiu, C.; Comârzan, A.; Alistar, A.
Publisher
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
Scientific Works. Series C. Veterinary Medicine, 2013, 59, 1, pp 76-80
A fusion defect of the proximal and middle phalanges of both hindlimbs, osteochondrosis dissecans of the distal interphalangeal joints of the forelimbs, and subluxation of all 4 distal interphalangeal joints occurred in a Standardbred filly. Lameness was the first abnormality noted and was observed ...
Author(s)
Riley, C. B.; Yovich, Y. V.; Huxtable, C. R.
Citation
Australian Veterinary Journal, 1990, 67, 9, pp 331-333
Objective: To determine major causes of death and the anatomic location of musculoskeletal injuries in Quarter Horse racehorses in California. Design: Retrospective case series. Animals: 314 Quarter Horse racehorses with musculoskeletal injuries that were necropsied through the California Horse...
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Sarrafian, T. L.; Case, J. T.; Kinde, H.; Daft, B. M.; Read, D. H.; Moore, J. D.; Uzal, F. A.; Stover, S. M.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2012, 241, 7, pp 935-942
The distal interphalangeal joint was successfully treated by arthrodesis in 2 horses using 3 parallel 5.5-mm cortical screws and an autogenous cancellous bone graft. The screws were directed from the palmar proximal border of the second phalanx dorso-distally across the joint space and into the...
Author(s)
Schneider, R. K.; Bramlage, L. R.; Hardy, J.
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 1993, 22, 2, pp 122-128