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Computed tomography of proximal metatarsal and concurrent third tarsal bone fractures in a Thoroughbred racehorse
Author(s) -
Braim A. E. Poulin,
Bell R. J. W.,
Textor J. A.,
Lo W. Y.,
Puchalski S. M.,
Galuppo L. D.
Publication year - 2010
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/j.2042-3292.2010.00081.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lameness , hock , bone pathology , computed tomography , occult , radiography , radiology , tarsometatarsal joints , bone scintigraphy , metatarsal bones , nuclear medicine , conventional radiography , tomography , anatomy , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary A 2‐year‐old Thoroughbred filly presented to the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of California at Davis for whole body nuclear scintigraphic evaluation after an acute onset of nonweightbearing right hindlimb lameness post race. The use of computed tomography (CT) enabled visualisation of additional pathology that was not initially appreciable using combined imaging modalities of nuclear scintigraphy and digital radiography, which ultimately altered the selected course of treatment. Computed tomography in horses with fractures of the cuboidal bones of the hock can provide valuable additional information regarding fracture configuration and radiographically occult pathology, which may help to guide clinical decisions about treatment.