Outcome of tenoscopically guided palmar/plantar annular ligament desmotomy for the treatment of palmar/plantar annular ligament constriction without concurrent intrathecal soft-tissue injury in a UK horse population.

Objective: To determine the outcome of tenoscopically guided palmar/plantar annular ligament (PAL) desmotomy to treat PAL constriction without concurrent intrathecal soft-tissue injury, notably of the digital flexor tendons and manica flexoria.

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter cohort study.

Animals: Sixty-five horses.

Outcome following emergency laparotomy in 33 UK donkeys: A retrospective multicentre study.

Background: Emergency laparotomies in donkeys are infrequently performed and there is limited literature on the subject.

Objectives: To determine findings and associated outcomes of exploratory laparotomies in donkeys.

Study Design: Descriptive retrospective study.

Surgical removal of intra-articular loose bodies from the cervical articular process joints in 5 horses.

Objective: To describe the surgical removal of intra-articular loose bodies (LBs) from the cervical articular process joints (APJs) in five horses and to describe the outcome of the surgery.

Study Design: Short case series.

Animals: Five client-owned horses with naturally occurring LBs within the cervical APJs.

Acute abdominal dehiscence following laparotomy: A multicentre, international retrospective study.

Background: Incisional complications are a common cause of morbidity following laparotomy. Although uncommon, acute abdominal dehiscence (AAD) is a potentially fatal post-operative complication. However, few AAD cases are described in the literature.

Ultrasonographic guidance for perineural injections of the cervical spinal nerves in horses.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonographic guidance for injection near the ventral rami of the cervical spinal nerves (VRCSN).

Study Design: Ex vivo study.

Sample Population: Ten cadavers (n = 40 injections).

Osteochondral fragmentation of the cervical articular process joints; prevalence in horses undergoing CT for investigation of cervical dysfunction.

Background: Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the cervical spine of mature horses under general anaesthesia is becoming increasingly accessible. Osteochondral fragmentation (OF) of the cervical articular process joints (APJs) has been identified on CT imaging; the prevalence, clinical features and significance of this finding are currently unknown.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence and clinical features of a population of horses with CT evidence of OF within the cervical APJs.

Osteomyelitis and osteonecrosis after intraosseous perfusion with gentamicin.

Objective: To describe and discuss previously unreported complications associated with intraosseous perfusion with gentamicin in horses.

Study Design: Case report.

Animals: Ten-year-old Warmblood gelding.