One horse had osteochondrosis dissecans, the detached fragments migrated and attached to the capsule of the lateral femorotibial joint. One foal had periarticular muscle injury associated with peroneal nerve paralysis. Only in the foal ultrasonography was considered the imaging modality of choice. In...
Holcombe and Bertone reported an avulsion fracture of the origin of the extensor digitorum longus muscle in a 9-week-old foal.25 The fracture was best demonstrated in the craniocaudal and lateral oblique projections as two or three vague bone fragments superimposed on the outer margin of the late...
Patellar Ligament Injury The lateral, middle, and medial patellar ligaments transmit the pull of the quadriceps muscle to the tibia through their origin on the distal patella and insertion on the tibial tuberosity. Patellar ligament disease has been recognized as a primary injury, with jumping horse...
With a horse that has a locked stifle, a maneuver that will release the locked kneecap is as simple as backing the horse while at the same time pushing inward and downward on the kneecap. Increased physical conditioning may be helpful in improving muscle strength and tone and may keep the ...
as age-related involution in dogs involves the loss of muscle mass and changes in the connective tissue and articular cartilage [36,68]. By discovering the cellular expression pattern of the ECS receptors in the joints of animals in this age group, one could speculate that it could be used ...