Radiographic and ultrasonographic imaging of a dystrophic mineralization on the oblique sesamoidean ligament in a jumping horse. Twenty months follow-up

Authors

  • Marilia Ferrari Marsiglia Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo – SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-4040
  • Ana Lucia Miluzzi Yamada Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo – SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3856-0196
  • Marcelo Pinheiro Médico Veterinário Autônomo, São Paulo – SP, Brasil
  • Geissiane Moraes Marcondes Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo – SP, Brasil
  • Nicole Fidalgo Paretsis Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo – SP, Brasil
  • Luis Cláudio Lopes Correia da Silva Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo – SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9939-3611

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2019.159455

Keywords:

Calcification, Purchase examination, Fetlock, Desmopathy, Horse lameness

Abstract

Mineralization of the anatomical structures involved in the limb movement of horses has been reported to induce lameness and interfere with athletic performance. A 4-year-old jumping horse in sport activity was reported at Veterinary Hospital of University of São Paulo, with mild lameness and a mineralized oblique distal sesamoidean ligament (ODSL) of the left forelimb, revealed by a purchase radiographic and ultrasound examination. Mineralization is more common in tendons than ligaments. This report calls for attention to these structures when performing image exams, even in mild lameness. Long-term favorable follow-up by ultrasonographic and radiographic examination showed that the severe ligament injury in this case did not decrease the athletic activity until the present day. 

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2020-01-23

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Vol. 56 No. 4 (2019): EQUINES (Special Edition)

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CASE REPORT

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Marsiglia MF, Yamada ALM, Pinheiro M, Marcondes GM, Paretsis NF, da Silva LCLC. Radiographic and ultrasonographic imaging of a dystrophic mineralization on the oblique sesamoidean ligament in a jumping horse. Twenty months follow-up. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 23 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];56(4):e159455. Available from: https://journals.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/159455