Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Acetabular osteochondrosis dissecans in a foal.
- Journal:
- The Cornell veterinarian
- Year:
- 1987
- Authors:
- Miller, C L & Todhunter, R
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 3-week-old Arabian filly was found to have a condition called osteochondrosis dissecans, which is a problem with the cartilage in her hip joint. This condition is quite rare in young foals and was causing her to have a long-lasting lameness in her back leg. The diagnosis was made through her medical history, a physical exam, and tests on the fluid from her hip joint, along with further examination of the tissue. The details of her case help to understand this unusual issue in young horses.
Abstract
Osteochondrosis affecting the acetabula in horses is rarely reported. Osteochondrosis dissecans in foals only a few weeks old is also an uncommon finding. Lesions compatible with osteochondrosis dissecans in the acetabulum were found to be the cause of a chronic coxofemoral lameness in a 3-week-old Arabian filly. The history, physical examination findings, joint fluid analysis, gross pathologic and histopathologic findings are described.
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