The influence of a tension band fixation as an adjunct for arthrodesis of the metacarpophalangeal joint in the horse.

Objectives: To determine the influence of a stainless-steel cable (SSC) tension band fixation as an adjunct to a locking compression plate (LCP) for arthrodesis of the equine metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint.

Study Design: Experimental. An ex vivo biomechanical paired equine cadaver limb study.

Percutaneous tube cystostomy and vesicular irrigation for treatment of obstructive urolithiasis in a goat.

Treatment of a 3-month-old male goat with obstructive urolithiasis by means of percutaneous tube cystostomy and vesicular irrigation with a chemolysis solution is described. The cystostomy tube was inserted percutaneously with ultrasonographic guidance. Patency of the urethra was reestablished with no clinical evidence of urethral stricture or recurrence of obstruction during the following 12 months.

Use of a carbon dioxide laser for surgical management of cutaneous masses in horses: 32 cases (1993-2000).

Objective: To determine outcome of horses in which cutaneous masses were removed with a carbon dioxide laser.

Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: 32 horses.