Laser facilitated ankylosis of the pastern join
dc.contributor.author | Halpert, Kimberly J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-31T19:39:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-31T19:39:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-11-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | A healthy Thoroughbred gelding presented for lameness. Clinical Findings: 4/5 forelimb lameness and evidence of pastern joint osteoarthritis. Treatment: In this horse, the pastern joint was ankylosed under general anesthesia using a diode laser at 1000-4200J inserted into five 20G needles at various angles within the joint. Lameness was evaluated pre and post surgery, as were radiographs. No gross or histologic examinations were performed. Outcome: Horse was sounds post surgery, follow up radiographs are yet to be taken. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: Laser facilitated ankylosis appeared to be a cost effective and efficacious method of managing chronic forelimb osteoarthritis of the pastern joint. The recovery was rapid and there was no post surgical lameness. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/13302 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Senior seminar paper | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Seminar SF610.1 2007 H36 | en_US |
dc.subject | Horses -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Case studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Horses -- Surgery -- Case studies | |
dc.title | Laser facilitated ankylosis of the pastern join | en_US |
dc.type | term paper | en_US |