DDFT Injury, MRI, and Medical Treatments
Katie Navarra
May 6, 2016
An accurate diagnosis with MRI can play a significant role in a horse’s long-term return to activity after DDFT injury.
An accurate diagnosis with MRI can play a significant role in a horse’s long-term return to activity after DDFT injury.
Researchers found that “an unexpectedly large number of normal horses” had temporomandibular joint (TMJ) variations.
Frequent findings included osteoarthritic changes, sclerosis, and mild bone spurs, among others.
Nuclear scintigraphy is especially useful for honing in on the locations of active bone conditions in horses.
Even small deviations in sensor placement can result in an inaccurate hind-limb lameness diagnosis, researchers found.
Researchers confirmed that transabdominal ultrasonography can reliably identify worm burdens of more than 10 ascarids.
The new scanner is wider than the standard size, which should allow most of a horse’s neck to be examined.
A researcher offers tips on how veterinarians can pinpoint the cause in unresolved upper hind limb lameness cases.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory offers real-time polymerase chain reaction assay testing for Rhodococcus equi.
Ultrasound and x ray exams can help identify horses potentially at-risk for injury so they can be managed appropriately.
MRI can identify telltale changes in horses’ pars intermedia, which are responsible for the debilitating condition.
Good-quality ultrasonography is reasonably reliable for detecting PSD, but it underestimates the presence of adhesions.
Equine Veterinarians Australia takes a look at what goes on behind the scenes with racehorse practitioners.
Radiographing deep hoof wall layers, where laminitic changes occur first, could be helpful in early clinical assessment.
Tweets and take-homes from the Milne lecture and sessions on colic, digestive health, pathology, and more.
Improved diagnostics and more promising treatments are putting many foot-sore horses back to work.
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