Performance after partial arytenoidectomy without mucosal closure in 27 Thoroughbred racehorses.

Objective: To examine the effect of partial arytenoidectomy without mucosal closure on postoperative racing performance and long-term complications in Thoroughbred racehorses treated for laryngeal hemiplegia, arytenoid chondropathy, or failed laryngoplasty.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Twenty-seven Thoroughbred racehorses.