Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with bone cyst in knee - treatment results
By Kold, S E & Hickman, J·Published in Equine veterinary journal·1984·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Results of treatment of subchondral bone cysts in the medial condyle of the equine femur with an autogenous cancellous bone graft.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This study looked at the treatment of 10 bone cysts in the inner part of the thigh bone in horses. For most of the cases, a special type of bone graft was used to help heal the cysts, while one very large cyst was treated with a special acrylic cement. Out of the 10 horses treated, 8 showed good improvement after the surgery. Overall, the treatment was mostly successful.
Abstract
The results of surgical treatment of 10 subchondral bone cysts, all located in the medial femoral condyle, are presented. A cancellous bone graft was used in nine cases and a two component acrylic bone cement was used in the case of an extremely large cyst. Eight out of the 10 cases made a satisfactory clinical recovery.
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