Axial osteitis of the proximal sesamoid bones and desmitis of the intersesamoidean ligament in the hindlimb of Friesian horses: review of 12 cases (2002-2012) and post-mortem analysis of the bone-ligament interface

被引：7

作者：

Brommer, Harold ^{[1
]}

Voermans, Margreet ^{[2
,3
]}

Veraa, Stefanie ^{[4
]}

van den Belt, Antoon J. M. ^{[4
]}

van der Toorn, Annette ^{[5
]}

Ploeg, Margreet ^{[6
]}

Grone, Andrea ^{[6
]}

Back, Willem ^{[1
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utrecht, Fac Vet Med, Dept Equine Sci, NL-3584 CM Utrecht, Netherlands

[2] Equine Vet Hosp Bodegraven, Bodegraven, Netherlands

[3] Equitech, Bogota, Colombia

[4] Univ Utrecht, Fac Vet Med, Div Diagnost Imaging, NL-3584 CM Utrecht, Netherlands

[5] Univ Med Ctr, Image Sci Inst, Biomed MR Imaging & Spect Grp, Utrecht, Netherlands

[6] Univ Utrecht, Fac Vet Med, Dept Pathobiol, NL-3584 CM Utrecht, Netherlands

[7] Univ Ghent, Fac Vet Med, Dept Surg & Anaesthesiol, Merelbeke, Belgium

来源：

BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH | 2014年 / 10卷

关键词：

Hindlimb lameness; Clinical findings; Diagnostic imaging; Follow-up; Magnetic resonance imaging; Necropsy; Histopathology; BORDER; OSTEOMYELITIS;

D O I：

10.1186/s12917-014-0272-x

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Background: Axial osteitis of the proximal sesamoid bones and desmitis of the intersesamoidean ligament has been described in Friesian horses as well as in other breeds. The objectives of this study were to review the outcome of clinical cases of this disease in Friesian horses and analyse the pathology of the bone-ligament interface. Case records of Friesian horses diagnosed with axial osteitis of the proximal sesamoid bones and desmitis of the intersesamoidean ligament in the period 2002-2012 were retrospectively evaluated. Post-mortem examination was performed on horses that were euthanized (n = 3) and included macroscopic necropsy (n = 3), high-field (9.4 Tesla) magnetic resonance imaging (n = 1) and histopathology (n = 2). Results: Twelve horses were included, aged 6.8 +/- 2.7 years. The hindlimb was involved in all cases. Lameness was acute in onset and severe, with a mean duration of 1.9 +/- 1.0 months. Three horses were euthanized after diagnosis; 9 horses underwent treatment. Two horses (22%) became sound for light riding purposes, 2 horses (22%) became pasture sound (comfortable at pasture, but not suitable for riding), 5 horses (56%) remained lame. In addition to bone resorption at the proximo-axial margin of the proximal sesamoid bones, magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology showed osteoporosis of the peripheral compact bone and spongious bone of the proximal sesamoid bones and chronic inflammation of the intersesamoidean ligament. Conclusions: Axial osteitis of the proximal sesamoid bones and desmitis of the intersesamoidean ligament in the hindlimb of Friesian horses carries a poor prognosis. Pathological characterization (inflammation, proximo-axial bone resorption and remodelling of the peripheral compact bone and spongious bone of the proximal sesamoid bones) may help in unravelling the aetiology of this disease.

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