Lateral patellar luxation in miniature horses.
Bilateral luxation of the patella in four Miniature Horses was corrected by a lateral release incision and medial imbrication of the parapatellar fascia to the tendon of the sartorius muscle. Before surgery, the four horses had a grade 3 to 4 lateral patellar luxation bilaterally and had difficulty walking. Trochlear ridge hypoplasia was evident on radiographs in each horse. Follow-up information varied from 11 months to 4 years after surgery. Three horses had no patellar luxation or lameness. The other horse had a normal right stifle, but patellar luxation (grade 3) had recurred on the left.
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Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
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Richardson
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Honore
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013264:Stifle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery