Surgical Management of Osteochondrosis in Foals

• Autores: Kyla F. Ortved
• Localización: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice: Equine Practice, ISSN-e 0749-0739, Vol. 33, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 379-396
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Osteochondrosis is a common developmental disease in young horses.

    Osteochondrosis is caused by failure of normal endochondral ossification and most commonly affects the articular–epiphyseal cartilage.

    Osteochondrosis is a multifactorial disease with trauma, biomechanical forces, nutrition, exercise, cartilage vascularization, and genetics playing contributory roles.

    Horses with osteochondrosis often show lameness and joint effusion. Radiographs are usually diagnostic, although some lesions are only apparent arthroscopically.

    Arthroscopic debridement of abnormal cartilage and subchondral bone is the most common treatment and is indicated in horses with clinical signs.