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Evaluating osseous lesions to enhance lameness in horses | VMRR
Introduction Podotrochlear syndrome, additionally termed palmar foot ache or navicular syndrome, refers to both unilateral or bilateral forelimb lameness originating from the podotrochlear equipment.1,2 The situation is of nice medical significance as a result of it’s usually continual, progressive and a extremely prevalent reason for lameness, significantly in Quarter Horses.1,3 Prognosis is mostly primarily based on a mix of the findings obtained from bodily and lameness examinations, regional anesthesia, radiography, and, ideally, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).1 Frequent radiographic findings indicative of navicular bone degeneration embrace sclerosis and radiolucent cysts throughout the medullary cavity, enlarged synovial invaginations and osseous fragments of the distal border, flexor cortical erosions, and alterations within the…