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Does temporomandibular joint pathology affect performance in an equine athlete?
Author(s) -
Jørgensen E.,
Christophersen M. T.,
Kristoffersen M.,
Puchalski S.,
Verwilghen D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12268
Subject(s) - medicine , temporomandibular joint , horse , athletes , orthodontics , pathology , physical therapy , paleontology , biology
Summary Temporomandibular joint ( TMJ ) pathology is a rarely reported cause of decreased performance among equine athletes or at least seldom recognised. This case report describes the work‐up of a high level dressage horse with decreased performance. Temporomandibular joint pathology was suspected based on computed tomography ( CT ) and the horse responded very well to joint treatment.
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