Publications by authors named "Maria Elisabetta Giorio"
Article Synopsis
- Focal hyperintense lesions in horses' navicular bursa, associated with lameness, can be identified through T1-weighted MRI and are treated by removing these lesions via navicular bursoscopy.
- Research aimed to link MRI and bursoscopy findings, hypothesizing that surgery outcomes would relate to the size of lesions in the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT).
- Data from 59 horses over 15 years showed a strong correlation between MRI and bursoscopy findings, but the size of the lesions did not influence recovery outcomes, with only 30.5% returning to prior activity levels.
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.