Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Agenesis and Dysgenesis of the Navicular Bone as Cause of Lameness and Malalignment in Two Foals.
- Journal:
- Journal of equine veterinary science
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Schenzel, Svenja et al.
- Affiliation:
- Equine Clinic Burg Mü · Germany
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two young foals were seen for problems with their legs. A three-week-old warmblood colt had been limping on his left front leg for two weeks, while a two-month-old Quarter Horse-mix filly had legs that were not aligned properly since she was born. Both foals were found to have issues with their navicular bone, which is important for leg movement; one had a missing bone (agenesis) and the other had an abnormal bone (dysgenesis). The report discusses the signs they showed, the tests done, and what was found after they passed away.
Abstract
A three-week-old warmblood colt was referred for a two-week history of lameness on the left thoracic limb, and a two-month-old Quarter Horse-mix filly was referred for malaligned pelvic limbs since birth. The foals were diagnosed with agenesis and dysgenesis of the navicular bone, respectively. In this report, we present clinical signs, diagnostics, and postmortem workup of the two cases.
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