Suspensory ligament injuries are challenging because healing is slow and reinjuries are common. Healing requires growth factors that stimulate angiogenesis, mitogenesis, and matrix formation. Bone marrow contains growth factors, cells, and fibrinogen, which facilitate healing of damaged tissues. In 100 horses with ligament damage, bone marrow seems to enhance healing. Author’s address: Alamo Pi...

A retrospective cohort study of important musculoskeletal conditions of Thoroughbred racehorses was conducted using health records generated over a 15 year period (n=5062, 1296 sires). The prevalence of each condition in the study population was: fracture, 13%; osteoarthritis, 10%; suspensory ligament injury, 10%; and tendon injury, 19%. Linear and logistic sire and animal regression models wer...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed the management of patients requesting penile length enhancement by division of the penile suspensory ligament. METHODS From September 1998 to January 2005, 42 patients with a variety of etiologies were included; all underwent division of the penile suspensory ligament. The outcome was assessed objectively based on increase in flaccid stretched penile length (SPL)...

twelve left camel forelimbs were collected, and ultrasonography was performed at five different levels around the metacarpal region. limbs were then cut in the transverse plane at levels corresponding to the ultrasound images. transverse and sagittal plane images were taken at each of the five levels, keeping all ultrasound imaging factors constant. echogenicity, diameter, width and cross secti...

Suspensory ligament desmopathy is a significant cause of lameness in performance and racehorses. Although injuries to the branches and body can normally be treated successfully with supportive care and rest, injuries at the origin and insertion can become chronic non-healing injuries, which require stimulation of healing to resolve the lameness. Authors’ addresses: Marion duPont Scott Equine Me...

Twelve left camel forelimbs were collected, and ultrasonography was performed at five different levels around the metacarpal region. Limbs were then cut in the transverse plane at levels corresponding to the ultrasound images. Transverse and sagittal plane images were taken at each of the five levels, keeping all ultrasound imaging factors constant. Echogenicity, diameter, width and cross secti...

OBJECTIVE In ovarian cancer, detection of sentinel nodes is an upcoming procedure. Perioperative determination of the patient's sentinel node(s) might prevent a radical lymphadenectomy and associated morbidity. It is essential to understand the lymphatic drainage pathways of the ovaries, which are surprisingly up till now poorly investigated, to predict the anatomical regions where sentinel nod...