The incidence and severity of intercarpal ligament damage in the equine carpus [horses]
1993
Kannegieter, N.J. | Colgan, S.A. (Sydney Univ., Camden (Australia). Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences)
The arthroscopic findings in 104 intercarpal joints in 76 horses were reviewed to determine the incidence and severity of changes in the medial intercarpal ligament. Damage to the intercarpal ligament was observed in 43 joints in 35 horses, ranging from mild fraying of the edges of the ligament to complete disruption of all fibres. This represented an incidence of 41 percent of joints being affected. In 9 joints examined arthroposcopically primarily as a further diagnostic procedure, ligament damage was evident in all cases. In horses undergoing arthroscopic surgery primarily for the treatment of osteochondral chip or slab fractures, there was some correlation between the severity of articular cartilage damage and the presence of ligament damage. The prognosis for horses with severe damage to the medial intercarpal ligament appears to be poor.
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