Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diaphyseal angular deformities in three foals.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1983
- Authors:
- White, K K
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Three young horses, known as foals, had problems with the shape of their legs due to issues in the long bones of their front and back legs. To fix this, the veterinarians performed a surgery that involved removing a wedge-shaped piece of bone and then stabilizing the area with a plate. Two of the foals recovered well enough to continue being active, but the third foal had to be put to sleep because the surgery caused a lack of blood flow to the leg. This condition in foals is similar to a leg curvature problem seen in people.
Abstract
Angular limb deformities in 3 foals were found to originate in the diaphyseal region of the 3rd metacarpal (2) and metatarsal (1) bones. In each case, treatment consisted of wedge ostectomy followed by compression plating. Two foals survived for useful performance; the 3rd was euthanatized because of ischemia of the operated limb. The condition appeared to resemble a similar syndrome in man involving tibial curvature.
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