title: Case of quadrilateral flexural contracture in a 10-year-old pony.
abstract: The management of a case of quadrilateral flexural contracture in a 10-year-old pony is described. The animal was restored to normal appearance and function through a combination of surgical desmotomy and management techniques; the importance of analgesia and exercise as adjuncts to surgery is emphasised. The aetiology and pathogenesis of the condition in the immature animal and the adult is compared and a possible association is made between this condition and palmar fibromatosis (Dupuytren's contracture) occurring in man.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002350:Carpus, Animal; D003002:Clonixin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb; D006614:Hindlimb; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D013643:Tarsus, Animal; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: C014558:flunixin meglumine; D003002:Clonixin