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Laser facilitated ankylosis of the pastern join

dc.contributor.authorHalpert, Kimberly J.
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-31T19:39:41Z
dc.date.available2009-07-31T19:39:41Z
dc.date.issued2006-11-08
dc.description.abstractA 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.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/13302
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSenior seminar paperen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSeminar SF610.1 2007 H36en_US
dc.subjectHorses -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectHorses -- Surgery -- Case studies
dc.titleLaser facilitated ankylosis of the pastern joinen_US
dc.typeterm paperen_US

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