Upon completion of a standard grayscale ultrasonography evaluation, it takes only a few additional minutes to obtain PD images of regions of interest and add them to the stored sequence, with no extra costs for the provider. By performing a PD sequence at each musculoskeletal ultrasound exam, the...

This study evaluated the therapeutic effect using autogenous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the musculoskeletal disease of Thoroughbred horses raised in South Korea. Twenty-five Thoroughbred horses (15 adult horses more than 2 years old, 10 fostering horses less than 2 years old) were diagnosed...

Lameness in horses can have multiple causes starting from disorders of the bones, nerves and soft tissues that include muscles, tendons and ligaments. Ultrasonography has become one of the most useful imaging modalities for evaluating equine musculoskeletal injuries and uses high-frequency sound...

This case report describes a 16-year-old jumping stallion that had a marked swelling over the left antebrachial area along with substantial lameness after a fall. The horse was weight bearing but lame (4/5; AAEP scale) at the walk with marked enlargement in the caudal aspect of the antebrachial...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of track surface firmness on the development of musculoskeletal injuries in French Trotters during 4 months of race training. ANIMALS: 12 healthy 3-year-old French Trotters. PROCEDURES: Horses were paired on the basis of sex and body mass. Horses within each pair...

Flexor tendon injuries are a major cause of lameness in performance horses and have considerable impact on equine welfare and the wider horse industry. Ageing and repetitive strain frequently cause varying degrees of tendon micro-damage prior to the recognition of clinical tendinopathy. Whilst...

This paper presents key strategies for making the most of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in foals with considerations of case selection, patient preparation, equipment requirements, and examination technique.

A 4-year-old American Quarter Horse gelding was evaluated for acute non-weight-bearing lameness of the right thoracic limb with swelling in the right shoulder region. Physical examination revealed radial nerve paralysis of unknown etiology. The primary differential diagnosis was musculoskeletal...

The present study was conducted in 20 clinical cases of equines with musculoskeletal disorders. The fore and hind limbs were collected from the cadavers euthanized for causes unrelated to lameness and anatomical dissection of these limbs was done to ascertain the location of various tendons....

Acute tendonitis is typically associated with core lesion formation with accompanied degenerative changes and microdamage of collagen fiber cross-linking and regenerative therapy using mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) is one of the most advanced medical treatments. The aim of the present study is to...