title: Ultrasonographic changes of the equine stifle following experimental medial patellar desmotomy.
abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate, through ultrasonography, the effect of medial patellar desmotomy. Middle patellar desmitis, enthesophytes in the patella, and irregularities in the cartilage of the femoral trochlear groove were observed. Medial patellar desmotomy leads to lesions in the stifle, and restriction of movement does not prevent these lesions from occurring.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clinica Medica, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Edivaldo A N
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Luís C L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Raquel Y A
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Baccarin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001175:Arthrography / Q000662:veterinary; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013264:Stifle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography