Survival and racing performance after surgical treatment of rib fractures in foals.

Objective: To evaluate the short and long-term outcomes of foals treated surgically for fractured ribs and variables that may affect outcome.

Study Design: Retrospective.

Animals: Seventy-three equine neonates with surgically repaired fractured ribs.

Description of a rare osteochondrosis lesion of the medial aspect of the distal intermediate ridge of the tibia in seven Thoroughbred horses (2008-2018).

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the distal intermediate ridge of the tibia (DIRT) is commonly identified on either the lateral to medial (LM) or dorso45°medial-plantarolateral oblique (D45M-PLO) projection of the tarsus. This manuscript describes a retrospective case series out of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, for which medical records and radiographic projections of the tarsus were reviewed, consistent with Keeneland's repository requirements. This original investigation identified seven yearling Thoroughbred horses between 2008 and 2018 with radiographic signs of atypical osteochondrosis lesions within the tarsus.

Endoscopic, transoral, reduction of epiglottic entrapment via wire snare technique.

Objective: To describe the use of a wire snare technique for epiglottic entrapment.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Eight adult horses.

Osteomyelitis of the patella in eight foals.

Objective: To describe the characteristics of osteomyelitis lesions of the patella and to report short- and long-term outcome after treatment in 8 foals.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Foals (n = 8).

Surgical technique to repair grade IV rectal tears in post-parturient mares.

Objective: To describe a surgical technique for repair of grade IV rectal tears after parturition in mares and to report outcome.

Study Design: Clinical report.

Animals: Horses (n=6) with grade IV rectal tears.

Racing prognosis of horses following surgically repaired olecranon fractures.

Olecranon fracture is a common orthopedic problem in juvenile horses. Prognosis for complete fracture healing when various methods of internal fixation are used is good; however, the impact of olecranon fracture stabilization on the likelihood that foals will start on a racecourse is unknown. Medical records of foals undergoing internal fixation for an olecranon fracture were reviewed.