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Partial coronary epidermectomy (coronary peel), dorsodistal wall fenestration and deep digital flexor tenotomy to treat severe acute founder in a Connemara pony
Author(s) -
Eustace R. A.,
Emery S. L.
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.2746/095777308x381769
Subject(s) - medicine , pony , tenotomy , surgery , lameness , tendon , archaeology , history
Summary A new surgical treatment is described that was used to treat acute founder of 16 days' duration in both front feet of an overweight pony. The decision to employ the new method was influenced by the founder having occurred relatively recently, the presence of a large founder distance and the low anticipated success rate based on data obtained from 166 previous cases of acute founder treated with a heart bar shoe, dorsal wall resection and deep digital flexor tenotomy method. The treatment provided rapid improvement in lameness and a successful outcome with a good cosmetic result.