case studies

This is a 5 yo TB stallion that had radiographs taken by a referral vet and showed a lucent area. The horse was then referred to the University of Melbourne for a CT scan. Scans showed a fissure with lysis and surrounding sclerosis.

Featured: Professor Chris Whitton, University of Melbourne

This is a 3 yo TB that was pulled up lame after exercising and was referred for a left front condylar fracture. Surgery was completed in the CT suite and the Equina helped Chris and his team place the screws in the leg.

Featured: Professor Chris Whitton, University of Melbourne

This 6 yo TB gelding was referred for a left condylar fracture post race. Using 3D reconfiguration we can see that the fracture is spiraling. Due to the severity of the injury the gelding was humanely euthanized.

Featured: Professor Chris Whitton, University of Melbourne

This is a 5 yo TB with quite a few race starts. It was noticed with a 2/5 left front lameness and pain on knee flexion. The horse had CT images taken and several lesions of lysis with surrounding sclerosis were seen on the images.

Featured: Professor Chris Whitton, University of Melbourne

This 2 yo TB filly is unraced but had a 3 of 5 left front lameness and midcarpal joint swelling. CT images show new bone production with lysis running into the cortex on the right front limb.

Featured: Professor Chris Whitton, University of Melbourne

This is a 4 yo Thoroughbred that had a right hind limb lameness which was difficult to localize. It was referred to the vet hospital for scintigraphy and CT scans. Bone modeling with a lesion of lysis and surrounding sclerosis was found deep within the subchondral bone.

Featured: Professor Chris Whitton-University of Melbourne