EQUINE OSTEOCHONDROSIS: A problem latent in Horse Industry
This review is focused on osteochondrosis (OC) in horses. OC is a disturbance in endochondral ossification of mutifactorial etiology affecting equines and other animal species. There is no agreement about the classification of OC, since some researchers defined it as a metabolic disease while others classify it within the group of Developmental Orthopedic Disease (DOD). In horses, OC mainly affects fetlock, hock and stifle joints. Lesions may appear in several locations in a single animal, and sometimes occurs in bilaterally symmetrical sites. Clinical signs are mainly joint distension and differing degrees of lameness. Pathogenesis of the OC is unknown, but many etiologic factors have been proposed such as, dietary imbalance, growth rate, trauma, anatomic conformation and genetics. In veterinary clinics, the diagnosis is carried out mainly by radiological joints evaluation. However, other diagnostic methods have been developed (ultrasound scan, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography). Finally, the treatment of OC is aimed to remove free fragments and to repair other lesions by arthroscopic surgery. However treatment may be conservative, depending on horse age. Some researchers believe in the dynamic character of early OC and the eventual disappearance of small lesions.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2010
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/analecta/article/view/12459 |
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