Open AccessDiagnosis of hoof disease in horses using computed tomography
Author(s) -
Milomir Kovač́,
Michael Nowak,
Nikola Kaufels,
Zoran Tambur
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
veterinarski glasnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0771
pISSN - 0350-2457
DOI - 10.2298/vetgl0206321k
Subject(s) - hoof , medicine , laminitis , computed tomography , lameness , sesamoid bone , navicular bone , horse , tomography , ossification , radiology , anatomy , radiography , biology , paleontology
This study describes findings of computed tomography investigations at the Bergische Equine Clinic (Germany) of 39 horses with hoof diseaseas. The most frequently findings were the navicular syndrome (eight horses), laminitis (seven horses), keratnoma (six horses) and ossification of collateral cartilages in the distal phalanx (four horses). The special value of the computed tomography is in evaluating the size and courses fracture/fissure of the navicular and koffin bones, which were diagnose in five horses. In four of horses no pathologic changes of the hoof were determined by computed tomography