Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with a jaw mass - how a bone graft helped
By Jackman, B R & Baxter, G M·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Large Animal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of a mandibular bone cyst by use of a corticocancellous bone graft in a horse.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old Appaloosa stallion had a firm mass on the front part of his lower jaw that didn't seem to hurt him. After some tests, it was found to be a bone cyst, which is a fluid-filled space in the bone. The treatment involved surgically cleaning out the cyst and filling the space with special types of bone grafts. Five months later, the area was starting to heal and fill in with new bone, and by 22 months after the surgery, it showed even more improvement with increased bone density. Overall, the treatment was successful in helping the horse recover.
Abstract
A 1-year-old Appaloosa stallion had a mass on the right rostral hemimandible. The mass was firm, did not cause signs of pain, and was identified as a bone cyst by radiography and biopsy. Surgical correction included curettage of the cystic cavity and grafting the defect with both cortical and cancellous bone. By 5 months, the cystic cavity was ossifying; continued remodeling with an increase in bone density was apparent 22 months after surgery.
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