title: Arthrodesis of the equine distal tarsal joints by perforated stainless steel cylinders.
abstract: Perforated stainless steel cylinders filled with autogenous cancellous bone were implanted in the distal tarsal joints of four horses. Graft cell survival was poor two weeks after surgery in one horse. In two horses, at 10 months there was partial arthrodesis of the joints with incorporation of the implants into the osseous union. The implants were filled with vascularised woven bone. These two horses were sound nine months after surgery. One horse fractured its third tarsal bone and was still positive to a hock flexion test 12 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*; D008852:Microradiography / Q000662:veterinary; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000662:veterinary*; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel