Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Arthroscopic removal of an osteochondral fragment from the caudal pouch of the lateral femorotibial joint in a colt.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1992
- Authors:
- Stick, J A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old Trakehner colt had a small piece of bone and cartilage removed from the back part of his knee joint using a minimally invasive surgery called arthroscopy. This fragment was not attached and looked like a type of joint problem known as osteochondritis dissecans. Before the surgery, the colt was showing signs of lameness that came and went, but after the fragment was taken out, he no longer had any lameness. The surgery was successful in resolving his symptoms.
Abstract
An osteochondral fragment was removed from the caudal pouch of the lateral femorotibial joint in a 2-year-old Trakehner colt by use of arthroscopic surgery and a lateral approach. The approach to this aspect of the femorotibial joints was developed in another horse. The fragment was not attached and resembled an osteochondritis dissecans lesion. The intermittent lameness associated with the fragment resolved after surgical removal. A positive response to diagnostic anesthesia of the femorotibial joint in the absence of a confirmed diagnosis (following radiographic and arthroscopic evaluations of the other aspects of the stifle joint) is an indication for arthroscopic exploration of the caudal pouches of the femorotibial joints of stifles in horses.
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