MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF STRESS FRACTURES IN A HORSE |
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| Authors: | Jackie Tapprest DVM Fabrice Audigie DVM PHD Catherine Radier DM Marie-Christine Anglade DM Marie-Catherine Voisin DM PHD Nathalie Foucher Claire Collobert-Laugier DVM Didier Mathieu DM PHD Jean-marie Denoix DVM PHD |
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| Institution: | UMR-INRA Biomécanique et pathologie locomotrice du cheval, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, CIRALE, Goustranville 14430, France. |
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| Abstract: | In humans, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the method of choice for the diagnosis of stress fractures. In this paper, bilateral stress fracture of the lateral condyle of the third metacarpal bone in a French trotter is described. Results of the radiographic, MR imaging, and histologic examinations are presented, with a focus on the MR signal abnormalities found. Based on this patient, the potential use of MR imaging for the diagnosis of stress fractures in horses is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | horse magnetic resonance imaging stress fracture subchondral bone |
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