Articular fetlock injuries in exercising horses.
Articular injuries to the fetlock joint can be categorized as injuries to the soft tissues (synovium, ligaments, cartilage) or bone (third metacarpus/metatarsus, first phalanx, proximal sesamoids). This article focuses on the traumatic injuries to the cartilage and bone from anatomic, functional, and pathophysiological perspectives. An understanding of fetlock motion and loading will assist clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment, and, most importantly, prevention of fetlock injury in working horses.
Santschi
Elizabeth M
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1089, USA. santschi.5@osu.edu
D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology