Diagnostic imaging features, cytological examination, and treatment of lymphocytic tenosynovitis of the common digital extensor tendon sheath in an eventing horse.

ABSTRACT: In horses, the structures at the dorsal aspect of the carpus, including the digital extensor tendons, their related tendon sheaths, and bones, are vulnerable to injury because of their superficial location. Injuries to these structures may result in lameness of the affected limb(s) and reduce a horse's athletic performance. A 13-year-old eventing horse that routinely underwent regular exercise exhibited dorsolateral distension of the right carpus. An effusion insensitive to compression was observed in the affected area. No lameness was detected, and the horse exhibited a negative response to the carpal flexion test. Although radiography revealed no abnormal findings in the carpal bones, ultrasonography depicted anechoic fluid and synovial cell proliferation within the common digital extens

SUBMITTER: Chanda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8488026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature