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Tenoscopic removal of a protruding osteophyte as a treatment for chronic common digital extensor tendinopathy and associated tenosynovitis |
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| Authors: | S M Gray S D Gutierrez-Nibeyro D N LoBato |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA;2. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA |
| Abstract: | This report describes an adult Quarter Horse gelding that was presented for evaluation of chronic tenosynovitis of the right common digital extensor tendon sheath. Radiographic and tenoscopic evaluation confirmed the presence of a periarticular osteophyte from the third metacarpal bone protruding into the common digital extensor tendon sheath. Tenoscopic surgical resection of the osteophyte and debridement of the affected tendon resolved the tenosynovitis and associated right forelimb lameness. Osteophytes in this location can be a source of focal traumatic tendonitis of the common digital extensor tendon which can lead to a chronic tenosynovitis of the common digital extensor tendon sheath. Tenoscopic debridement and lavage is a viable treatment option for chronic nonseptic common digital extensor tendinopathy and associated tenosynovitis. |
| Keywords: | horse common digital extensor tendon sheath tenoscopic debridement chronic tenosynovitis osteophyte |