Morphology of the immature radius and metacarpus in horses and the relationship to bone infection and osteochondrosis
Firth, E.C.
Tijdschrift Voor Diergeneeskunde 115(24): 1175-1181
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-7453 PMID: 2264029 Document Number: 363555
In chondro-osseous disease in the foal there are three main categories of lesions: (i) synovitis alone (type S), (ii) synovitis accompanied by osteomyelitis originating in the epiphysis of the juxta-articular bone (type E) and (iii) synovitis accompanied by osteomyelitis originating directly adjacent to the physis of the juxta-articular bone (type P). Observations made in studies of the immature radius and metacarpus provide an explanation for the apparent predisposition of some joints for this disease. Relevant clinical and therapeutical aspects are discussed.