Publications by authors named "S Claerhoudt"
This study describes a detailed computed tomographic reference of the normal equine foot. Ten forefeet of five adult cadavers, without evidence of orthopaedic disease, were used. Computed tomography (CT) was performed on all feet.
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- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a specialized radiographic projection (DPr-PaDiO) and computed tomography (CT) in assessing the morphology of distal border synovial invaginations in horse forefeet.
- Results showed that CT identified significantly more invaginations than radiography, with an average difference of 1.2; however, both methods had moderate to good agreement on the shape of the invaginations.
- The findings suggest that the DPr-PaDiO radiographic projection is not reliable for evaluating these specific invaginations due to its limitations in number and depth assessment compared to CT.
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- The study investigates how well radiography and computed tomography (CT) detect synovial invaginations in horses’ distal sesamoid bones, which are important during breeding and purchase examinations.
- It was hypothesized that CT would provide clearer images and better evaluation of these structures than traditional radiography.
- Results showed that CT identified an average of 2 more invaginations than radiography and highlighted that radiography often underestimated the depth of deeper invaginations, while agreement on the shape was moderate to good between the two methods.
Association between navicular bone fragmentation and shape in Belgian Warmblood horses.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol
May 2011
Objectives: To investigate whether in navicular bones (NB) from warmbloods, distal border fragmentation is associated with the shape of the proximal articular border or other radiological findings.
Methods: Radiographs of the front feet of 325 normal, subadult horses presented for admission as breeding stallions were reviewed.
Results: The proximal articular border of the total of 650 NB was classified as straight (n = 278), convex (n = 184), undulating (n = 147) or concave (n = 41).