Ultrasonography of the Equine Tarsus
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Ultrasound of the tarsus, like other joints in the horse, provides valuable information to document and characterize soft tissue and osseous injury. The collateral ligaments, superficial digital flexor tendon, long digital extensor tendon, gastrocnemius tendon, and peroneus tertius are most commonly affected, but injuries to all tendons and ligaments can be seen. The frequency of wounds makes the tarsus a prime target for septic arthritis, tenosynovitis, and bursitis. Ultrasound can be used to show involvement of synovial structures in many cases of sepsis. Author’s address: Department of Surgical & Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616; e-mail: [email protected]. © 2006 AAEP.
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