Clinicopathological findings in horses with a bi- or tripartite navicular bone

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• 作者：Ellen J. van der Zaag ; Erik A. W. S. Weerts…
• 关键词：Bi ; tripartite navicular bone ; Bi ; tripartite sesamoids ; Partitioning ; Navicular fracture ; Navicular pathology
• 刊名：BMC Veterinary Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：12
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1,775 KB
• 刊物主题：Veterinary Medicine; Zoology; Transgenics;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1746-6148

文摘

Background Navicular bone partition is a rare condition reported in horses, which is during the evaluation of a lameness or prepurchase examination often misinterpreted for a parasagittal fracture. In this report, the clinicopathological findings of three cases of navicular bone partition are evaluated. The possible pathomechanisms underlying the condition are hypothesised, focusing on a potential origin of foetal vascular disturbance. This study is furthermore aiming at a clearer and earlier recognition of navicular bone partition, since this condition would finally predispose for a clinical lameness with a poor prognosis.