Long-term outcome after surgical treatment of a congenital flexor tendon deformity in a pony

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology

مقاله 12، دوره 12، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 23، اسفند 2020، صفحه 83-87   

نوع مقاله: Case report

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/veterinary.v12i2.87593

نویسندگان

Gülsüm Ülke ÇALIŞKAN^{* 1}؛ Göksen ÇEÇEN AYALP²؛ Hakan SALCI²؛ Nureddin ÇELİMLݳ

¹Veterinary Department, Ihsangazi Vocational School, Kastamonu University, 37250, Kastamonu, Turkey.

²Faculty of Vet Med, Department of Surgery, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.

³Akademi Veterinary Clinics Nilüfer 16110 Bursa, Turkey.

چکیده

Equine congenital or acquired flexor tendon deformity can occur immediately after birth or at any stage in the first 24 months of life. The long term prognosis after treating a severe flexor tendon deformity in horses may be poor. Although unfavorable prognosis of flexion deformities is a concept, but results of this presented case reveals that performing an appropriate treatment without any complications, will result in a functional improvement even in older patients, such as in this very case. The aim of this report is to present the long-term outcomes after the surgical treatment and  postoperative supports of a congenital flexor tendon deformity in a pony.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Limb Deformities؛ Congenital؛ Tenotomy؛ Pony

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