clinical observations with gross and microscopic changes of acute chemical inflammation of fetlock joint by injecting turpentine oil and gentamycin in 4 donkeys 2 to 4 years of age and 150 to 200kg/bw were recorded. the animals coordination, pain at the site of injection, local heat joint circumferences and weight bearing after inducing arthritis in fetlock forelimb and hind limb were noted dow...

Horses with flexor tendon lacerations can be treated with the application of a fetlock support brace. This results in decreased time of hospitalization and decreased cost, and it achieves success rates comparable with the more traditional treatments that involve tenorrhaphy and cast immobilization. Authors’ address: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, C...

Osseous trauma of the fetlock is a potentially important cause of lameness in mature sports horses, and although the diagnosis may be achieved by radiographic examination in some horses, nuclear scintigraphy or magnetic resonance imaging may be required for other horses. Authors’ address: Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK; e-...

The current study included the anatomical structure of metatarsal bone in sheep terms traditional structural description bone, as it was found that fore and hind limbs adult had no visible differences between animals, especially ruminants. metacarpal \tarsal No. 3 cylindrical shape, with presence bones 2 4 declines, articulated from proximal end whereas distal part fetlock joint first phalanx b...

The objective of the present study was to determine clinical and arthroscopic characteristics associated with dorsoproximal proximal phalanx (P1) fragments in Warmblood horses, as well as to examine their histopathological appearance. One hundred sixty-eight fragments were removed from 150 fetlocks of 117 Warmblood horses. Details of signalment and results of clinical examination were collected...

KEYWORDS: kinetics, horse, locomotion. REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Equine gait analysis has focused on 2D analysis in the sagittal plane, while descriptions of 3D kinetics and ground reaction force could provide more information on the Equine gait analysis. HYPOTHESIS OR OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize the 3D torques and powers of the forelimb joints at trotting. METHODS...

Mechanical overload leads to a common arthrosis in the metacarpal condyle of the fetlock joint of racehorses. This is usually asymptomatic but severe forms can cause lameness. Subchondral bone failure is often present and the predictability of the site provided an opportunity to study of the progression of bone failure from microcracks to actual collapse of subchondral bone. Twenty-five fetlock...