Horse-, training- and race-level risk factors for palmar/plantar osteochondral disease in the racing Thoroughbred.

ABSTRACT:

Reasons for performing study

Palmar/plantar osteochondral disease (POD) is a common, debilitating condition in Thoroughbred racehorses; however, training- and racing-related factors associated with this disease are unknown.

Objectives

To determine horse-, racing- and training-related risk factors for POD. The general hypotheses were that early training and racing, and increased intensity of racing and training, lead to increased severity of POD.

Methods

The metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joints of 164 Thoroughbred racehorses were examined at post mortem and graded for third metacarpal and metatarsal POD. The relationships between training- and racing-related factors and grade of POD in each condyle were determined using multilevel, multivariable, ordinal logistic regre

SUBMITTER: Pinchbeck GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3883097 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature