Use of Knotless Barbed Sutures in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty in Horses: 40 Cases.

Inguinal hernias (IHs) and ruptures are a relatively common condition in horses, occurring in foals (congenital) and adult (acquired) animals. A retrospective observational analysis was conducted on 40 cases that underwent laparoscopic surgery to close the VRs using barbed sutures alone or combined with other techniques. Signalment, clinical presentation, surgery, and follow-up data were obtained.

A biomechanical comparison of a novel two-loop suture technique and two sutures for laryngoplasty in the horse.

Objectives: Evaluation of the strength of the novel suture technique by comparison with a 2-interrupted suture technique.

Sample: 40 equine larynges.

Procedures: 40 larynges were used; 16 laryngoplasties were performed using the currently accepted 2-suture technique and 16 using the novel suture technique.

Clinical findings and management of six horses with subtendinous bursitis of the long digital extensor tendon in the hind limb fetlock.

Objective: To describe the history, clinical signs, and management of six horses in which subtendinous bursitis of the long digital extensor tendon (LDET) in the hind limb fetlock had been diagnosed.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Sample Population: Six privately owned horses.

Treatment of subchondral lucencies in the medial proximal radius with a bone screw in 8 horses.

Objective: To describe the results of screw placement through subchondral lucencies (SCL) of the proximal radius in 8 horses.

Study Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Animals: Horses with cubital SCL causing lameness (n=8).

Mandibular condylectomy in a cow with a chronic luxation of the temporomandibular joint.

A cow, presented after being struck by a motor vehicle, continued to have difficulty eating after mandibular fracture repair. Imaging showed a temporomandibular luxation and a mandibular condylectomy was performed. Mastication improved greatly but the cow was euthanized due to infection.