Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Problems associated with the interpretation of the results of regional and intra-articular anaesthesia in the horse.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 1986
- Authors:
- Dyson, S
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This study looked at eight horses that were lame and how well regional and joint anesthesia worked to relieve their pain. One horse showed signs of navicular disease, a condition affecting the foot, but the anesthesia didn’t help with the lameness. Two other horses had fractures in their feet, but the nerve blocks used to numb the area didn’t improve their lameness either. One horse had multiple reasons for its lameness, and four horses had joint problems, but none of them felt better after receiving joint anesthesia. Overall, the treatments did not work to relieve the lameness in these cases.
Abstract
The difficulties associated with the interpretation of the results of regional and intra-articular anaesthesia are discussed with reference to eight lame horses. The clinical and radiographic features of each horse are described, together with the results of anaesthesia. One horse had clinical and radiographic signs consistent with navicular disease but it was not possible to relieve the lameness. Two horses had fractures of bones within the foot but lameness was not improved by palmar (abaxial sesamoid) nerve blocks. One horse had more than one cause of lameness. Four horses had joint pathology but none responded to intra-articular anaesthesia.
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