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Morphological Effects of Arthroscopic Partial Synovectomy in Horses
Author(s) -
JONES DIANA L.,
BARBER SPENCER M.,
JACK SHERMAN W.,
DOIGE CECIL E.
Publication year - 1994
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.1994.tb00477.x
Subject(s) - medicine , synovectomy , arthroscopy , surgery , rheumatoid arthritis
Gross and microscopic effects of arthroscopic partial synovectomy on synovium and articular cartilage of middle carpal joints were studied in 15 horses. A 7‐mm diameter motorized synovial resector was inserted into each middle carpal joint and arthroscopic partial synovectomy and lavage or arthroscopic lavage alone was performed. Study periods were 0 (three horses), 16 (three horses), and 30 days (six horses). No gross evidence of degenerative joint disease was observed at day 16 or 30. At 30 days, resected areas lacked villi and there was deposition of fibrin on the synovial surface with varying amounts of newly formed fibrovascular tissue. Thirty days after arthroscopic synovectomy, normal synovium had not formed in equine middle carpal joints.