Posts in Limb Cases
Fractured Navicular Bone

Percheron draft gelding with chronic right front limb lameness going on for at least a year. Horse has been blocked out consistently to an abaxial nerve block confirming the lesion is distal to the fetlock. Equine CT identified a fracture in the navicular bone on the lateral wing. Featured Vet: Dr. Katie Weatherall, DVM, DACVS

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Osteoarthritis in the Hocks

This horse had a history of hock arthritis and lameness. CT images show several cyst-like lesions in the third tarsal bone and the proximal aspect of the third metatarsal bone. The arthritis was noticed mostly in the right hind but also in the left hind with narrowing in the joint space. Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Several Cases of Fetlock Lesions

These cases show lesions in the fetlock joint area. Case 1 shows lesions with lysis and surrounding sclerosis with hyperattenuating lesions into P1. Case 2 shows a lesion of lysis with surrounding sclerosis in the fetlock joint. Case 3 shows lameness in the right hind fetlock. CT images show subchondral cyst like lesions with lysis and surrounding sclerosis. Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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P3 Fracture

This horse became lame after being lunged in the round pen. The local Vet performed a PD block upon which the horse became sound. CT images show an incomplete fracture of the third phalanx.

Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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P3 Fracture with Lesions

This horse became non-weight bearing on the right hind. Radiographs were taken and the horse was diagnosed with a P3 fracture. CT images show and abaxial articular P3 fracture and a lesion on the coffin bone.

Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Bone Sequestrum Undetected by Radiograph

This horse came in with a open complete comminuted fracture of the lateral splint bone in the right hind limb. A partial ostectomy was performed, removing the bone just above the fracture site. After surgery, discharge was noticed in several wound bandages. CT images show bone sequestrum fragment was found on the axial aspect of the splint bone. Once the fragment was removed the horse healed up nicely. The sequestrum found in CT images was not able to be seen in radiographs. Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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Keratoma

This is a 12 yo Thoroughbred that had a right front limb lameness and chronic abscessing. A boney defect was identified in CT images and later confirmed to be a keratoma.

Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Navicular with Synovial Invagination

We're looking at an 8yo Saddlebred with navicular syndrome that had on and off lameness in the left front forelimb. A palmar digital nerve block was performed to localize the lameness. CT images show large flexor cortical erosion that communicates with the synovial invagination shown in the video. Other CT images show a large cortex defect with surrounding sclerosis and a deep penetrating synovial invagination. Featured: Dr. Diego De Gasperi

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