Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with severe lameness due to hip dislocation - surgery success
By Garcia-Lopez, J M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2001·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical repair of coxofemoral luxation in a horse.
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- horse
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Miniature Horse was seen because he was limping badly on his right back leg for five days. The vet found that his hip joint was dislocated, and although they first tried to fix it without surgery, that didn't work. They then performed surgery using special techniques to successfully put the joint back in place. After 26 months, the horse showed no signs of lameness or any issues with the hip joint. This suggests that the surgical methods used could be effective for treating similar problems in small horses.
Abstract
A 4-year-old castrated male Miniature Horse was evaluated because of severe right hind limb lameness of 5 days' duration. The diagnosis of craniodorsal luxation of the right coxofemoral joint was made by physical examination and radiographic imaging. Closed reduction was attempted but was unsuccessful. Surgical reduction was successfully performed, using toggle pin, synthetic capsular reconstruction, and trochanteric transposition techniques. No postoperative complications were observed. Follow-up 26 months after surgery revealed no recurrence of the luxation and no evidence of lameness. These surgical techniques are used successfully for repair of coxofemoral luxations in small animals. To our knowledge, there has been no report of these techniques attempted in horses. These surgical techniques may have merit for the treatment of coxofemoral luxations in small equine patients.
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