In Vivo Investigation of Communication Between the Distal Intertarsal and Tarsometatarsal Joints in Horses and Ponies |
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| Authors: | BRENDON T L BELL BVSc MS GORDON J BAKER BVSc PhD Diplomate ACVS JONATHAN H FOREMAN dvm ms Diplomate acvim LOUISE C ABBOTT dvm PhD |
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| Institution: | Departments of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.;Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois. |
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| Abstract: | The frequency of communication between the tarsometatarsal and distal intertarsal joints was investigated in 27 horses and 12 ponies. After the injection of diluted latex into the tarsometatarsal joints using the plantarolateral approach, the horses and ponies were walked for 200 meters. Latex was found in the distal intertarsal joints of 19 of 73 tarsi (26% communication) at necropsy. In 3 tarsi, latex was also found in the proximal intertarsal and tar-socrural joints. |
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