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Traumatic neuroma of the medial palmar nerve as a possible cause of a severe gait abnormality in a Warmblood riding horse
Author(s) -
Ljungvall K.,
Jonsson L.
Publication year - 2011
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.2042-3292.2010.00102.x
Subject(s) - warmblood , medicine , abnormality , horse , gait , neuroma , physical examination , anatomy , lesion , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
Summary This paper describes the history, examination and clinical findings in a riding horse with a gait abnormality. The lesion was localised to the carpal area of one of the forelimbs, but could not be properly characterised until post mortem examination, when a diagnosis of a traumatic neuroma of the medial palmar nerve could be reached. Thus, the most plausible explanation for the gait abnormality of the horse was found in the peripheral nervous system.