Open AccessRadiographic and ultrasonographic imaging of a dystrophic mineralization on the oblique sesamoidean ligament in a jumping horse. Twenty months follow-up
Author(s) -
Marília Ferrari Marsiglia,
Ana Lúcia Miluzzi Yamada,
Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro,
Geissiane de Moraes Marcondes,
Nicole Fidalgo Paretsis,
Luís Cláudio Lopes Correia da Silva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian journal of veterinary research and animal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1678-4456
pISSN - 1413-9596
DOI - 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2019.159455
Subject(s) - lameness , jumping , medicine , radiography , horse , ligament , ultrasound , physical examination , hoof , anatomy , orthodontics , radiology , biology , physiology , paleontology
Mineralization of the anatomical structures involved in the limb movement of horses has been reported to induce lameness and interfere with athletic performance. A 4-year-old jumping horse in sport activity was reported at Veterinary Hospital of University of São Paulo, with mild lameness and a mineralized oblique distal sesamoidean ligament (ODSL) of the left forelimb, revealed by a purchase radiographic and ultrasound examination. Mineralization is more common in tendons than ligaments. This report calls for attention to these structures when performing image exams, even in mild lameness. Long-term favorable follow-up by ultrasonographic and radiographic examination showed that the severe ligament injury in this case did not decrease the athletic activity until the present day.