Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rupture of the flexor tendons of a horse secondary to a non-responsive digital sheath sepsis.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Kidd, J A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Institute for Comparative Medicine · United Kingdom
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old male horse, used for hunting, developed a serious limp after cutting the protective sheath around the flexor tendons in its left back leg. Although the tendons themselves seemed fine at first, the injury became infected with bacteria that didn't get better with antibiotics, and the horse continued to be lame. Sadly, when the horse passed away, a thorough examination showed that the tendons had actually ruptured.
Abstract
A 12-year-old hunter gelding became severely lame as a result of a laceration to the sheath of the digital flexor tendons of its left hindlimb, but there was no apparent damage to the tendons. The injury became chronically infected with Pseudomonas and Streptococcus species and Escherichia coli which did not respond to antibiotic treatment, and the horse remained lame. A postmortem examination revealed that the tendons had ruptured.
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