Removal of chip fractures of the femoral trochlear ridges of three horses by arthroscopy.
Clinical and radiographic examinations of three horses with histories of trauma and/or wounds to the stifle revealed chip fractures from the medial trochlear ridge of the femur of one of them and from the lateral ridges of the femurs of the others. The joints were evaluated and the fragments of bone were removed by arthroscopy. The results were good in all three horses.
Equine Clinical Unit, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk.
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D000818:Animals; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D013264:Stifle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*
D010406:Penicillins; D010400:Penicillin G