Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Avulsion of the origin of the peroneus tertius tendon in a foal.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1994
- Authors:
- Blikslager, A T & Bristol, D G
- Affiliation:
- Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 3-month-old foal was brought in because it was limping and had a broken bone in its left hind leg. The veterinarians performed a procedure called arthroscopy to look inside the joint and found that a piece of bone had pulled away where a tendon called the peroneus tertius attaches. They removed the broken pieces of bone. When the foal was checked a year later, it had only a slight limp in its left hind leg.
Abstract
A 3-month-old foal was examined because of lameness and fracture of the left lateral trochlear ridge of the femur. Arthroscopy of the left femoropatellar joint was elected. After induction of general anesthesia and placement of the foal in dorsal recumbency, it was noticed that the left hind limb was extended at the tibiotarsal joint and flexed at the femorotibial joint. Avulsion fracture at the origin of the peroneus tertius tendon was diagnosed. Fracture fragments were excised. The horse had mild left hind limb lameness at the time of follow-up evaluation 1 year after discharge.
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