Anatomy of the congenital calcaneal bursae in the bovine.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the anatomical relationship of the congenital calcaneal bursae in the bovine, and describe the computed tomography (CT), endoscopic and gross anatomy of these bursae.

Study Design: Ex vivo experimental.

Sample Population: Eighteen clinically normal cadaver bovine hindlimbs.

Transphyseal screw placement with and without hemicircumferential periosteal transection and elevation for correction of severe bilateral carpal varus deformities in an alpaca cria.

Case Description: A 2.5-month-old 17.5-kg female alpaca cria was presented for evaluation and treatment of severe bilateral carpal varus deformities.

Outcome analysis of 95 harness racehorses with confirmed dorsal displacement of the soft palate treated with laryngeal tie-forward surgery.

Background: The laryngeal tie-forward (LTF) procedure is commonly used to treat intermittent dorsal displacement of the soft palate (iDDSP). There is a wide range in reported efficacy of treating horses with and without a definitive diagnosis of iDDSP.

Objectives: To evaluate the racing performance of harness racehorses in which iDDSP had been definitely diagnosed and treated solely with the LTF procedure.

Ultrasound-Guided Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in the Horse: Assessment of the Extraoral Approach in Cadavers.

Blinded techniques to desensitize the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) include intraoral, angled, and vertical extraoral approaches with reported success rates of 100%, 73%, and 59%, respectively. It has not been determined whether an ultrasound-guided extraoral approach is feasible. Further, the fascicular nature of the inferior alveolar and lingual nerves of the horse has not been described.

Assessing the Effect of Packing the Sulcus on Image Quality in Equine Digital Radiography.

The requirement to pack the sulcus of the equine foot as an aid to diagnostic interpretation before acquisition of dorsoproximal-palmarodistal oblique projections is debatable. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefit of packing the sulcus in the assessment of normal anatomy. 23 cadaver limbs were radiographed in a podoblock (https://www.

Ultrasound-guided approach to the cervical articular process joints in horses: a validation of the technique in cadavers.

Objectives: To compare accuracy of the ultrasound-guided craniodorsal (CrD) approach with the dorsal (D) approach to the cervical articular process joints, and to evaluate the effect of the transducer, needle gauge, and operator experience.

Methods: Cervical articular process joints from 14 cadaveric neck specimens were injected using either a D or CrD approach, a linear (13 MHx) or microconvex transducer (10 MHz), and an 18 or 20 gauge needle, by an experienced or inexperienced operator. Injectate consisted of an iodinated contrast material solution.

Surgical Treatment of Iatrogenic Ventral Glottic Stenosis Using a Mucosal Flap Technique.

Objective: To describe a novel surgical technique for correcting postoperative ventral glottic stenosis (cicatrix or web formation) and the outcome in 2 Thoroughbred racehorses.

Study Design: Retrospective case report.

Animals: Thoroughbreds diagnosed with ventral glottic stenosis (n=2).

Foaling rates after surgical repair of ventral cervical lacerations using a Trendelenburg position in 18 anesthetized mares.

Objective: To (1) describe a surgical technique for repair of lacerations of the ventral aspect of the cervix in anesthetized mares in Trendelenburg position; and (2) report conception rates and foaling after repair.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Mares (n = 18).

Long-term maintenance of arytenoid cartilage abduction and stability during exercise after laryngoplasty in 33 horses.

Objectives: To (1) assess long-term maintenance of arytenoid cartilage abduction (ACA) after laryngoplasty (LP); and (2) correlate the residual grade of ACA and postoperative abductory loss with arytenoid cartilage stability (ACS) during exercise.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Horses re-examined after laryngoplasty (n = 33).