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Lateral Patellar Luxation in Miniature Horses
Author(s) -
ENGELBERT THERESA A.,
TATE L. P.,
RICHARDSON DANIEL C.,
HONORE ERIKA K.,
LITTLE EDWINA D. E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1993.tb00401.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patella , lameness , horse , hypoplasia , fascia lata , radiography , patellar ligament , anatomy , surgery , patellar tendon , tendon , paleontology , biology
Bilateral luxation of the patella in four Miniature Horses was corrected by a lateral release incision and medial imbrication of the parapatellar fascia to the tendon of the sartorius muscle. Before surgery, the four horses had a grade 3 to 4 lateral patellar luxation bilaterally and had difficulty walking. Trochlear ridge hypoplasia was evident on radiographs in each horse. Follow‐up information varied from 11 months to 4 years after surgery. Three horses had no patellar luxation or lameness. The other horse had a normal right stifle, but patellar luxation (grade 3) had recurred on the left.