CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DEGREE OF LAME AND THE RESULTS OF THE ULTRASONOGRAPHIC STUDY IN SPORTS HORSES IN THE PATHOLOGY OF DISTAL EXTREMITIES

DOI: 10.26155 / VET.ZOO.BIO.201904003
UDC 619 (07)

Authors

M. A. GOVOROVA, O. I. DINCHENKO
AGRARIAN-TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY OF PEOPLE'S FRIENDSHIP OF MINISTRY OF RUSSIA

Abstract

Currently, about 190 orthopedic diseases of horses are described, accompanied by lameness. In approximately 25% of cases, the cause of lameness is the pathological processes of the tendons of the superficial and deep finger flexors. Symptoms of damage to PPS and GPS depend on the type, location and extent of damage. Not always the degree of damage to the tendon tissues, determined by the ultrasonographic method, coincides with the degree of manifestation of lameness. Identification of the correlation component between the results of ultrasonography and examination of the horse in motion can facilitate differential diagnosis, prescribe effective treatment and will help organize an effective rehabilitation period. According to the results of our studies, of the 32 animals examined, four horses showed no clinical manifestations of lameness, the greatest number of horses (15) showed minimal lameness, eight horses had mild lameness, three horses had moderate lameness, and two horses - severe lameness. Ultrasonographic changes of various nature and severity were diagnosed in all animals, but the degree of manifestation of lameness was not always correlated with the degree of ultrasonic changes in tendon tissue. In four horses with pathology of the tendon-ligamentous apparatus, confirmed by ultrasound, lameness was not detected.

Keywords

lameness, ultrasonography, distal extremities, ultrasound tendon changes, superficial flexor of the finger, tendon-ligamentous apparatus, deep flexor of the finger.