Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Imaging diagnosis--Medullary tibial infarction in a horse.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Sánchez, Jesus et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Pathology · Spain
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A male Andalusian stallion was having trouble walking on his left back leg. After he was put to sleep for another health issue, doctors looked at his leg bone using a special imaging technique called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRI showed a specific pattern that indicated a problem in the bone, and further examination revealed that the issue was due to a lack of blood flow, which caused damage to the bone tissue. This condition is known as medullary infarction. Unfortunately, the treatment outcome was not applicable since the horse was euthanized for another disease.
Abstract
An Andalusian Stallion with left hind limb lameness had a radiolucent lesion in the medullary cavity of distal tibial metaphysis. After euthanasia for other disease, the tibia was examined with magnetic resonance (MR). The MR imaging sequences were characterized by a double line sign, although showing quite different lesion area intensities. Histologically, the lesion was compatible with medullary infarction being characterized by normal spongy bone, areas of abundant fibrous tissue and numerous necrotic adipocytes in various stages of destruction.
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