Detailed clinical evaluation and diagnostic analgesia are crucial for accurate lameness
diagnosis. This review discusses the ways in which local analgesic techniques can cause …

Reasons for performing study: The metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal (MCP/MTP) joint is a
common site of lameness in the Thoroughbred racehorse. Radiographs may fail to show …

Reasons for performing study: Neurectomy of the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve
and plantar fasciotomy have become accepted as methods of treatment of proximal …

Sonography is commonly used for diagnosis of desmopathy of the proximal part of the
suspensory ligament in horses. However, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been …

The suspensory ligament (SL) is a key component of the elaborate and highly adapted
suspensory apparatus in the horse. In addition to contributing to stabilisation of the …

Reason for performing study: The proximal metacarpal region is a common site of origin of
lameness in the performance horse. A number of disease entities are recognised as causes …

Sagittal fracture of the proximal phalanx (P1) is an important musculoskeletal injury of the
performance horse. Although widely considered to be monotonic in nature, there is …

Reasons for performing study It has been suggested that ultrasonography is unreliable for
the detection of hindlimb proximal suspensory desmopathy (PSD) based on comparison …

The suspensory ligament is difficult to image accurately, partly because it contains
ligamentous fibers, as well as noncollagenous adipose and muscle tissue in the normal …

Reasons for performing study Hindlimb proximal suspensory desmopathy is a common
injury of sport horses but diagnosis can be difficult because diagnostic analgesia of the …