title: Diagnostic imaging of the equine fetlock region using radiography and ultrasonography. Part 1: Soft tissues.
abstract: The equine fetlock is the joint most commonly associated with lameness. Although the fetlock is regarded as a simple joint, diagnosis of a fetlock disorder can be a challenge and various imaging modalities are routinely used to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. This review describes the principal disorders affecting the soft tissues of the fetlock region and addresses some of the technical aspects involved in taking radiographic and ultrasonographic images of the different soft tissue lesions. A combination of radiography and ultrasonography is still the most commonly used diagnostic approach in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Katrien.Vanderperren@UGent.be
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanderperren
authors.forename: Jimmy H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography