Lesiones musculoesqueléticas catastróficas en miembros posteriores. Estudio de casos en caballos pura sangre de carrera en el hipódromo "La Rinconada" , Caracas, Venezuela
Keywords:
Fracturas, CMI, Tibia, Fémur, Equino, PatologíaAbstract
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries hind Thoroughbred Racing. We studied 17 cases of fractures, aged 2-3 years, a total of 216 fractures in Thoroughbred horses from the Hippodrome “La Rinconada”, during the years 2000-2011. All horses have a history of broken hind legs and were evaluated clinically. They were euthanized, necropsy and subsequent tissue sampling. The samples were fixed in 10% formalin and processed by conventional histological methods. The results were a total of 216 fractures, 17 fractures were for Hind 8%. The left hind foot 65% of present condition, the right hind limb evidenced 35%. The anatomical bases affected were the tibia 88%, followed by the femur and metatarsus 6% 6% lead. Bilateral fractures of the tibia and fibula were observed in 3 chances 18%. The fractures in all the cases studied were exposed, with severe vascular compromise. In conclusion we report 17 cases of catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries in equine hind Thoroughbred racing at the Hippodrome “La Rinconada” Caracas, Venezuela.
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