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Arthrodesis of the equine distal tarsal joints by perforated stainless steel cylinders
Author(s) -
ARCHER R. M.,
SCHNEIDER R. K.,
LINDSAY W. A.,
WILSON J. W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1988.tb04659.x
Subject(s) - hock , tarsal joint , medicine , horse , arthrodesis , cancellous bone , tarsus (eyelids) , surgery , tarsal bone , anatomy , ankle , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , eyelid , biology
Summary Perforated stainless steel cylinders filled with autogenous cancellous bone were implanted in the distal tarsal joints of four horses. Graft cell survival was poor two weeks after surgery in one horse. In two horses, at 10 months there was partial arthrodesis of the joints with incorporation of the implants into the osseous union. The implants were filled with vascularised woven bone. These two horses were sound nine months after surgery. One horse fractured its third tarsal bone and was still positive to a hock flexion test 12 months after surgery.