Why?
It dawned on me that I could provide some enlightenment (? maybe more like extra darkness) about the procedures I did yesterday. For instance, why are they done?
Distal check ligament desmotomy - for club foot (hoof turned toward the back of the horse) in foals and adults
Lateral digital extensor tenotomy - for string halt, sudden flexion of the hindlimb(s) on movement
Medial patellar desmotomy - for a locked patella, which would keep the hindleg from flexing easily. Horses that undergo this procedure cannot sleep standing up because their reciprocal apparatus is ruined.
Partial splint bone removal - taking out metacarpal 2 or 4 due to fracture or some other pathology. These bones are the little bumps you feel below the knee of a horse on the cannon bone.
Palmar digital neurectomy - one indication is navicular disease. This procedure removes some/all sensation to that region.
Eye enucleation - for a cancerous or infected eye
CSF tap - if meningitis is suspected.
Distal check ligament desmotomy - for club foot (hoof turned toward the back of the horse) in foals and adults
Lateral digital extensor tenotomy - for string halt, sudden flexion of the hindlimb(s) on movement
Medial patellar desmotomy - for a locked patella, which would keep the hindleg from flexing easily. Horses that undergo this procedure cannot sleep standing up because their reciprocal apparatus is ruined.
Partial splint bone removal - taking out metacarpal 2 or 4 due to fracture or some other pathology. These bones are the little bumps you feel below the knee of a horse on the cannon bone.
Palmar digital neurectomy - one indication is navicular disease. This procedure removes some/all sensation to that region.
Eye enucleation - for a cancerous or infected eye
CSF tap - if meningitis is suspected.
posted by Claire at 17:15
1 Comments:
Wow! All I did was the distal check lig. desmotomy, radial hemicircumferential periosteal elevation and palmar digital neurectomy. I was going to do the proximal check lig. desmotomy but Dr. H informed me that the standard surgical procedure Dr. S described is almost never done anymore! Although I didn't get to do any hind limb procedures, I think it's worth it, for Harry's sake. Happy studying!
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