title: Arthrodesis of the talocalcaneal joint for the treatment of two horses with talocalcaneal osteoarthritis.
abstract: Two horses with lameness due to tolocalcaneal osteoarthritis that failed to respond to conservative management were treated by tolocalcaneal arthrodesis using cortex screws placed in lag fashion. The affected joint of one horse was arthrodesed by compressing and stabilizing the medial facet of the joint with three screws. In the second horse, the medial and lateral facets of the affected tolocalcaneal joint were each compressed and stabilized with two screws. The lameness of both horses improved markedly following surgery.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Surgery Department, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. fpauwels@utk.edu
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Blevins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000662:veterinary; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D013380:Subtalar Joint