Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with trouble walking due to muscle issue - surgery results
By Gomez-Villamandos, R et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·1995·Department of Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Surgery, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Tenotomy of the tibial insertion of the semitendinosus muscle of two horses with fibrotic myopathy.
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Plain-English summary
This report talks about two horses that had a condition called fibrotic myopathy, which affects a muscle in their hind leg. Both horses underwent a surgical procedure called a tenotomy, where the tendon of the semitendinosus muscle was cut to help relieve their symptoms. The first horse, which only had issues with the semitendinosus muscle, showed excellent improvement after the surgery. However, the second horse, which also had problems with two other muscles, did not respond as well to the treatment. Overall, the treatment worked well for one horse but only partially for the other.
Abstract
Two horses with fibrotic myopathy of the semitendinosus muscle are described. The report deals with the aetiology, clinical signs and diagnosis of the condition, and discusses the different surgical techniques described in the literature. Tenotomies were performed on both horses. Excellent results were obtained in the horse in which only the semitendinosus muscle was affected, but in the horse in which the semimembranosus and gracilis muscles were also involved the results were less satisfactory.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7725612/