COLLATERAL CARTILAGE OSSIFICATION OF THE DISTAL PHALANX IN THE BRAZILIAN JUMPER HORSE |
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| Authors: | Sérgio Ricardo A Melo E Silva Luiz Carlos Vulcano |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UNESP, Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, Botucatu, S?o Paulo, Brazil. |
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| Abstract: | Collateral cartilage ossification of the distal phalanx in the Brazilian Jumper horse is a common finding. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the degree of ossification of the collateral cartilages of the distal phalanx in Brazilian Jumper horses. In an analysis of 652 collateral cartilages from the front feet of 163 horses, 93% of these cartilages had collateral cartilage ossification (P < 0.005), and 7% of these cartilages did not have any type of ossification. In ossified cartilages, 86.4% had ossification beginning from the base, and 6.6% had a separate center of ossification. |
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| Keywords: | horses radiography Brazilian Jumper |
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