Apical fracture of the proximal sesamoid bone in Standardbred horses: 43 Cases (1990-1996)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 214, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1653-1656

  Woodie, J Brett ^a   Ruggles, Alan J ^a,b   Bertone, Alicia L ^a   Hardy, Joanne ^a   Schneider, Robert K ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INJURY; LIGAMENT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SESAMOID BONE; SPORT; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRACTURES, BONE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HORSES; LIGAMENTS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SESAMOID BONES; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033143852     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Spurlock GH, Gabel AA. Apical fractures of the proximal sesamoid bones in 109 Standardbred horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1983;183:76-79.
2. Bertone AL. Fractures of the proximal sesamoid bones In: Nixon AJ, ed. Equine fracture repair. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1996;163-171.
3. Honnas CM. Surgical treatment of selected musculoskeletal disorders of the forelimb. In: Auer JA, ed. Equine surgery. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1992;1002-1009.
4. Fretz PB, Barber SM, Bailey JV, et al. Management of proximal sesamoid bone fractures in the horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1984; 185:282-284.
5. Ruggles AJ, Gabel AA. Injuries of the proximal sesamoid bones. In: White NA, Moore JN, eds. Current techniques in equine surgery and lameness. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1998;403-408.
6. Young DR, Nunamaker DM, Markel MD. Quantitative evaluation of the remodeling response of the proximal sesamoid bones to training-related stimuli in Thoroughbreds. Am J Vet Res 1991;52: 1350-1356.
7. Bukowiecki CF, Bramlage LR, Gabel AA. In vitro strength of the suspensory apparatus in training and resting horses. Vet Surg 1987;16:126-130.
8. Churchill EA. Surgical removal of fracture fragments of the proximal sesamoid bone. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1956;128:581-582.
9. Bukowiecki CF, Bramlage LR, Gabel AA. Proximal sesamoid bone fractures in horses: current treatments and prognoses. Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 1985;7:684-696.
10. Genovese RL, Rantanen NW, Hauser ML, et al. The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of injuries to the equine limb. Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 1987;9:945-955.
11. Reef VB. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography In: Reef VB, ed. Equine diagnostic ultrasound. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1998;39-186.
12. Palmer SE. Arthroscopic removal of apical and abaxial sesamoid fracture fragments in five horses. Vet Surg 1989;18:347-352.
13. Parente EJ, Richardson DW, Spencer P. Basal sesamoidean fractures in horses: 57 cases (1980-1991). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1993;202:1293-1297.
14. Ross MW. Scintigraphic and clinical findings in the Standardbred metatarsophalangeal joint: 114 cases (1993-1995). Equine Vet J 1998;30:131-138.