Retrospective evaluation of the effects of a single intraoperative dose of dexamethasone in horses undergoing exploratory laparotomy for small intestinal lesions (2008-2019): 240 cases.

Objective: To determine the effect of a single intraoperative dose of dexamethasone on the risk of postoperative reflux (POR) in horses undergoing small intestinal surgery and to investigate its association with incisional complications and short-term survival.

Design: Retrospective cohort study over an 11-year period (2008-2019).

Setting: UK-based private referral center.

Antibiotic usage in 14 equine practices over a 10-year period (2012-2021).

Background: Monitoring antibiotic usage is an important part of tackling antimicrobial resistance. The use of computerised records for monitoring has been previously described in the equine sector but there is currently no consensus on metrics used to report usage.

Objectives: To document antibiotic use in equine practices in the United Kingdom over a 10-year period using commercially available practice management software.

Acceptability of a Telerehabilitation Biofeedback System Among Stroke Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis.

Electromyography (EMG) biofeedback delivered via telerehabilitation can increase access to occupational therapy services for stroke survivors with severe impairment, but there is limited research on its acceptability. This study identified factors influencing the acceptability of a complex, muscle biofeedback system (Tele-REINVENT) for upper extremity sensorimotor stroke telerehabilitation among stroke survivors. We conducted interviews with stroke survivors ( = 4) who used Tele-REINVENT at home for 6 weeks and analyzed the data with reflexive thematic analysis.

Caecal dysfunction following standing surgical procedures.

The aim of this study is to report cases of caecal dysfunction following surgical procedures in the standing horse. The study design is retrospective. Six client-owned horses developed caecal dysfunction following a variety of surgical procedures undertaken in the standing sedated horse.

Umbilical Cord Herniation With Small Intestinal Evisceration in Two Thoroughbred Neonates.

This report describes two cases of spontaneous small intestinal evisceration via normally inserted umbilical stumps, without abdominal wall trauma. Both cases occurred immediately following uneventful parturition. The authors believe that these represent cases of umbilical cord herniation.

Arthroscopic removal of palmar intermediate carpal bone fracture fragments in four horses using a transthecal approach through the carpal flexor tendon sheath.

Objective: To describe the removal of palmar intermediate carpal bone (ICB) fracture fragments using a transthecal approach through the carpal flexor tendon sheath.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Four horses with fractures of the palmar aspect of the ICB.

A retrospective multicenter study on the use of locking compression plates for scapulohumeral arthrodesis in small equids.

Objective: To report on technical aspects and outcomes after scapulohumeral arthrodesis (SHA) with a locking compression plate (LCP) in small equids.

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter case series.

Animals: Client-owned Shetland Ponies, Miniature Shetlands, and American Miniature Horses (n = 15).

Outcome following repair of 63 sagittal fractures of the proximal phalanx in UK Thoroughbreds using either a triangular or linear screw configuration.

Background: A triangular screw configuration has been suggested as preferable for repair of sagittal fractures of the proximal phalanx.

Objective: To assess the outcome of a triangular screw construct for repair of incomplete and complete minimally displaced proximal phalanx fractures under standing sedation in a population of Thoroughbred racehorses, compared with a cohort repaired using a linear screw configuration.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

An alternative arthroscopic approach to the caudal pouches of the equine lateral femorotibial joint.

Background: Current arthroscopic approaches to the caudal pouches of the lateral femorotibial joint are challenging and risk iatrogenic nerve and cartilage injury.

Objective: Describe an alternative arthroscopic approach to the caudal pouches of the lateral femorotibial joint in the horse and report intra-articular abnormalities observed during diagnostic stifle arthroscopy of these pouches.

Study Design: Descriptive cadaver anatomical and clinical study.

Sagittal plane slab fractures of the third carpal bone in 45 racing Thoroughbred horses.

Background: Sagittal plane slab fractures of the third carpal bone are a recognised injury in the racehorse. Currently no published data exist for the UK Thoroughbred racehorse population.

Objectives: To document return to racing following sagittal slab fracture of the third carpal bone in a UK-based racehorse population, and to compare conservative and surgical management.

Metabolomic analysis of synovial fluid from Thoroughbred racehorses diagnosed with palmar osteochondral disease using magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Palmar osteochondral disease (POD) is a common cause of lameness in competition horses. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most sensitive diagnostic modality currently available, however it may not be financially or logistically practical for routine screening of POD. There is increasing interest in the use of metabolomics for diagnosis prior to progression to irreversible damage.

A multi-centre cohort study investigating the outcome of synovial contamination or sepsis of the calcaneal bursae in horses treated by endoscopic lavage and debridement.

Background: Previous studies investigating factors associated with survival following endoscopic treatment of contamination/sepsis of the calcaneal bursa are limited.

Objectives: To investigate the factors associated with survival in horses with contamination/sepsis of the calcaneal bursae treated endoscopically and to describe the bacterial isolates involved in the synovial infections.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of clinical records.

Ceratohyoidectomy in standing sedated horses.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and complications associated with ceratohyoidectomy (CHE) in standing sedated horses unaffected (experimental horses) and standing sedated horses affected (clinical cases) with temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO).

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Six experimental horses and four clinical cases.

Improved diagnostic criteria for digital flexor tendon sheath pathology using contrast tenography.

Background: Pathology of the digital flexor tendon sheath is a significant cause of lameness in the horse. Imaging is important to identify lesions and inform on prognosis prior to tenoscopic surgery.

Objectives: To use a large population to evaluate 1) the sensitivity and specificity of digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) contrast radiographs in diagnosing manica flexoria (MF) tears, deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) tears and constriction of the palmar/plantar annular ligament (PAL) using novel criteria; 2) predisposition to pathology in signalment and limb affected.

Conservative versus surgical treatment of 21 sports horses with osseous trauma in the proximal phalangeal sagittal groove diagnosed by low-field MRI.

Objective: To compare the outcome following conservative vs surgical management of sports horses with a diagnosis of subchondral bone trauma of the proximal aspect of the proximal phalanx (PP) by low-field MRI.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Twenty-one mature sports horses with evidence of high water signal within the proximal sagittal groove of the PP according to low-field MRI of the fetlock, with no definitive radiographic evidence of fracture.

Fracture of the medial intercondylar eminence of the tibia in horses treated by arthroscopic fragment removal (21 horses).

Background: Fractures of the medial intercondylar eminence of the tibia (MICET) are scarcely reported in horses.

Objectives: To report the clinical and diagnostic findings, surgical treatment and outcome in a series of horses presented with MICET fracture and treated with arthroscopic fragment removal.

Study Design: Multicentre retrospective case series.

Post operative synovial sepsis following endoscopic surgery: Increased risk associated with the carpal sheath.

Reasons For Performing Study: The overall rate of sepsis following endoscopic surgery of synovial structures has not previously been documented. Clinical observation has led to the conjecture that tendon sheaths, in particular the carpal flexor tendon sheath, are more prone to post operative synovial sepsis than other synovial structures.

Objectives: To document and investigate the rate of post operative synovial sepsis following elective endoscopic surgery.

Dynamic compression plate (DCP) fixation of propagating medial condylar fractures of the third metacarpal/metatarsal bone in 30 racehorses: retrospective analysis (1990-2005).

Reasons For Performing Study: An in-depth review of dynamic compression plate (DCP) fixation of propagating medial condyle fractures of the third metacarpus or metatarsus has not been previously reported.

Objectives: To describe the technique, evaluate short-term outcome and long-term race performance of racehorses that underwent DCP fixation for repair of propagating or spiralling medial condylar fractures of the third metacarpal (McIII) or metatarsal (MtIII) bone.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Outcome of horses with synovial structure involvement following solar foot penetrations in four UK veterinary hospitals: 95 cases.

Reasons For Performing Study: The factors associated with outcome following solar foot penetration involving synovial structures treated using endoscopic lavage have not been described in the UK population.

Objectives: To provide descriptive data on horses with synovial contamination or sepsis following solar penetration in 4 UK equine referral hospitals and to identify specific factors associated with the outcome.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Tenoscopic surgical treatment of tears of the manica flexoria in 53 horses.

Objective: To determine typical clinical features associated with tears of the manica flexoria (MF) and prognosis for return to athletic function after surgical resection.

Study Design: Case series.

Methods: Medical records (January 2001-December 2011) of horses that underwent tenoscopic surgical treatment of MF tears were reviewed and outcome obtained by telephone questionnaire of owners.

Attempted medical management of suspected ascending colon displacement in horses.

Objective: To determine the success of medical management of suspected displacement of the ascending (large) colon in horses.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Horses (n = 127) with suspected large colon displacement.