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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 14
(1):18-27, 2010. Redacted 2017.
Minimally invasive
fluoroscopic guided
extirpation of isolated shadows within interphalangeal joints in horses.
+Mohamed A. Marzok, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, *Stefanie Höppner, BVSc, DVM, *Bodo
W. Hertsch, BVSc, DVM
+Kafrelsheikh University,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Vet. Med. Kafrelsheikh, Egypt, * Free University of Berlin, Clinic of Equine, General Surgery and
Radiology, Faculty of Vet. Med., Berlin,
Germany
ABSTRACT
Marzok MA, Höppner S, Hertsch
W, Minimally invasive fluoroscopic guided extirpation of isolated shadows
within interphalangeal joints in the horse. Onl J Vet
Res, 14 (1):18-27, 2010. C-arm fluoroscopy for operating interphalangeal joints as a
minimal invasive technique in equine is described. A total of 128 interphalangeal joints underwent succesfull intervention. The indications in all horses were
Surgical removal of isolated shadows (radiopaque bodies) from the region of the
extensor process of the pedal bone (36 horses), the dorsal aspect of the
pastern (4 horses) and the dorsal or the palmar/plantar aspect of the fetlock
joint (80 horses). From the technical point of view all the operations were
easily performed and no intraoperative complications were encountered. All
horses have clean and dried incision line at the initial bandage change and at
all bandage changes. Postoperative
radiographs did not reveal any productive bone changes (periosteal reactions)
resulting from surgery. In conclusion, the C-arm fluoroscopy technology proved to be
an effective and safe procedure for minimally invasive operating the Interphalangeal
joints.
Keywords: Equine, Interphalangeal joints, Isolated shadowa, C-arm
fluoroscopy
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