Fractures of the withers in horses |
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| Authors: | P Piat L Blond M Spriet L Galuppo S Laverty |
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| Institution: | 1. Département de Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint‐Hyacinthe (QC), Canada;2. Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | The objective was to determine the prognostic features and long‐term outcome of withers fractures in horses. Medical records and radiographs of 14 horses with withers fractures from 2 veterinary teaching hospitals were reviewed. Case details, presentation, clinical signs, radiographs, treatment and outcome were assessed. In all cases, withers fractures were found to occur following a fall on the back. Although horses were often presented with severe acute clinical signs, the long‐term prognosis was good, in the absence of neurological signs, and following extended conservative management (an approximate 6 month rest period). |
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| Keywords: | horse withers fracture dorsal spinous process |
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