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An unusual cyst‐like lesion in the metaphysis of the tibia in a horse |
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| Authors: | D. S. Stöcker S. Ohlerth P. Grest E. Mackenthun R. Bettschart‐Wolfensberger J. M. Kümmerle |
| Affiliation: | 1. Clinic of Equine Surgery, Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland;2. Clinic of Diagnostic Imaging, Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland;3. Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland;4. Pferdeklinik an der Rennbahn, Iffezheim, Germany;5. Section 6. of Anaesthesiology, Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Abstract: | A 6‐year‐old Haflinger gelding was presented with a chronic right hindlimb lameness. Scintigraphy, radiography and computed tomography confirmed an active large cyst‐like lesion in the distal metaphysis of the right tibia. A transcortical surgical approach was used to curette the lesion and fill it with an autologous bone graft and a calcium phosphate bone substitute material. Histopathology revealed mild histiocytic inflammatory changes, mild fibrosis and bone necrosis. This case report describes an unusual cyst‐like lesion in the tibial metaphysis of a horse. |
| Keywords: | horse cyst tibia metaphysis β ‐tricalciumphosphate |