title: Ceratohyoidectomy for treatment of equine temporohyoid osteoarthopathy (15 cases).
abstract: This study investigated 15 horses diagnosed with temporohyoid osteoarthopathy (THO) and treated by ceratohyoidectomy between 2004 and 2012. The presenting complaint, duration and nature of the clinical signs, additional diagnostic procedures, and complications were reviewed retrospectively. Long-term follow-up on horses was used to determine prognosis. All horses were diagnosed by guttural pouch endoscopy. Follow-up was available for 14 horses that survived to discharge. Eight of 10 horses that were used athletically prior to surgery returned to previous levels of use. Persisting clinical signs included mild facial nerve paralysis (3/14; 21.4%) or head tilt (6/14; 42.8%) but these were not functionally limiting. It was concluded that equine THO affects a wide range of breeds, disciplines, and ages of horses, and has a variety of presenting clinical signs most commonly associated with vestibular and facial nerves. Prognosis following ceratohyoidectomy is good for resolution of ataxia but some cranial nerve deficits may persist.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College Station, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Shem T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College Station, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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