title: Collateral cartilage ossification of the distal phalanx in the Brazilian Jumper horse.
abstract: Collateral cartilage ossification of the distal phalanx in the Brazilian Jumper horse is a common finding. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the degree of ossification of the collateral cartilages of the distal phalanx in Brazilian Jumper horses. In an analysis of 652 collateral cartilages from the front feet of 163 horses, 93% of these cartilages had collateral cartilage ossification (P < 0.005), and 7% of these cartilages did not have any type of ossification. In ossified cartilages, 86.4% had ossification beginning from the base, and 6.6% had a separate center of ossification.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UNESP, Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sérgio Ricardo A
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Melo e Silva
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vulcano
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005552:Forelimb; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013177:Sports