Background: Fracture of the proximal sesamoid bones continues to be the most common fatal musculoskeletal injury in US racehorses. Identifying factors that influence fracture risk could lead to screening techniques to reduce catastrophic injury rates and improve animal welfare. Objectives: To...
Author(s)
Cresswell, E. N.; McDonough, S. P.; Palmer, S. E.; Hernandez, C. J.; Reesink, H. L.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2019, 51, 1, pp 123-130
Background: Proximal sesamoid bone fractures are common catastrophic injuries in racehorses. Understanding the response of proximal sesamoid bones to race training can inform fracture prevention strategies. Objectives: To describe proximal sesamoid bone microstructure of racehorses and to...
Author(s)
Ayodele, B. A.; Hitchens, P. L.; Wong, A. S. M.; Mackie, E. J.; Whitton, R. C.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2021, 53, 6, pp 1169-1177
The current study identified 124 lateral condylar fractures of the distal metacarpus or metatarsus over a 6-year period. Thirty of 124 lateral condylar fractures were classified as displaced. Eight of 30 displaced lateral condylar fractures and 1/86 incomplete lateral condylar fractures had...
Author(s)
Labbe, K. A.; Pigott, J. H.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2021, 34, 4, pp 200-206
Objective - To assess individual and combined associations of high-speed exercise and horseshoe characteristics with risk of forelimb proximal sesamoid bone fractures and proximal sesamoid bone midbody fractures in Thoroughbred racehorses. Animals - 269 deceased Thoroughbred racehorses. Procedures...
Author(s)
Anthenill, L. A.; Stover, S. M.; Gardner, I. A.; Hill, A. E.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2007, 68, 7, pp 760-771
Proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) fractures are the most common musculoskeletal injury in race-horses. X-ray CT imaging can detect expressed radiological features in horses that experienced catastrophic fractures. Our objective was to assess whether expressed radiomic features in the PSBs of 50 horses...
Author(s)
Basran, P. S.; McDonough, S.; Palmer, S.; Reesink, H. L.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2022, 12, 21,
Objective: To determine whether proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) microdamage and fracture toughness differ between Thoroughbred racehorses sustaining PSB fracture and controls. Study design: Cadaveric case-control. Animals: Twenty-four Thoroughbred racehorses (n = 12 PSB fracture, n = 12 control)....
Author(s)
Luedke, L. K.; Ilevbare, P.; Noordwijk, K. J.; Palomino, P. M.; McDonough, S. P.; Palmer, S. E.; Basran, P. S.; Donnelly, E.; Reesink, H. L.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2022, 51, 6, pp 952-962
Background: Proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) fracture is the most common fatal injury in Thoroughbred (TB) racehorses in the United States. Epidemiological and pathological evidence indicates PSB fracture is likely the acute culmination of a chronic stress-related process. However, the...
Author(s)
Shaffer, S. K.; To, C.; Garcia, T. C.; Fyhrie, D. P.; Uzal, F. A.; Stover, S. M.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2020, 53, 2, pp 294-305
The most prevalent causes of death in racehorses are musculoskeletal injuries, causing ~83% of deaths within the racing industry in California and elsewhere. The vast majority of these injuries have preexisting lesions that predispose to fatal injury. A 4-y-old Thoroughbred colt suffered an acute...
Author(s)
Samol, M. A.; Uzal, F. A.; Blanchard, P. C.; Arthur, R. M.; Stover, S. M.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2021, 33, 4, pp 788-791
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) articular cartilage and bone osteoarthritic changes or palmar osteochondral disease (POD) scores were associated with exercise history and catastrophic PSB fracture in Thoroughbred racehorses. SAMPLES: PSBs from 16 Thoroughbred racehorses...
Author(s)
Cresswell, E. N.; Ruspi, B. D.; Wollman, C. W.; Peal, B. T.; Deng SiYu; Toler, A. B.; McDonough, S. P.; Palmer, S. E.; Reesink, H. L.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021, 82, 6, pp 467-477
Our objective in this study was to examine the effect of gelatin hydrogel (GH) sheets containing basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on healing of proximal sesamoid bone transverse fractures in the horse. Ten healthy adult Thoroughbreds were used. The lateral proximal sesamoid bone of the left...
Author(s)
Sasaki, N.; Nishii, S.; Yamada, K.; Huruoka, H.; Tabata, Y.
Publisher
Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2013, 33, 3, pp 210-214