Condylar fracture location is correlated to exercise history in Thoroughbred racehorses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Condylar fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Thoroughbred racehorses. Condylar fractures have a variety of fracture configurations that suggest there may be differences in aetiopathogenesis.

Objective

To determine if exercise history differs with condylar fracture location in a population of Thoroughbred racehorses.

Study design

Retrospective analysis of clinical and exercise data.

Methods

Exercise history of Thoroughbred racehorses that had condylar fracture repair between 1 January 2018 and 28 February 2021 was compared between racehorses that had fractures located radiographically either within the parasagittal groove (PSG) or abaxial to the PSG (non-PSG). Age, sex, and last event (race, timed work) matched control groups wer

SUBMITTER: Bergstrom TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616956 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature