Transection of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon for treatment of tendinitis: long term results in 61 standardbred racehorses (1985-1992).
Abstract: Medical records and lifetime race results were obtained for 61 Standardbred racehorses treated consecutively from 1985 to 1992 with transection of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon (AL-SDF) for tendinitis of one or both forelimbs. A clinical diagnosis of tendinitis was confirmed in all cases by ultrasonographic examination. After surgery, 50 (82%) horses raced and 42 (69%) completed 5 or more starts. Eight horses (13%) failed to start and/or complete 5 or more races due to a recurrence of tendinitis. Six (10%) horses did not start and/or complete 5 or more starts for reasons unrelated to tendinitis and 5 (8%) horses were lost to follow-up. The median time between surgery and the first post operative start was 39 weeks. Fifty-seven per cent of those horses to start after surgery completed 20 or more starts and 40% raced on 40 or more occasions. Of the 42 horses to complete 5 or more races, the median number of post operative starts was 37 at time of follow-up. Thirty-two of 50 (64%) horses to start after surgery established or lowered lifetime racemarks. Thirty-six horses had raced prior to surgery. Thirty-one of 36 (86%) horses returned to racing after treatment of SDF tendinitis with accessory desmotomy (AD) and 27 horses (75%) completed 5 or more starts. Median earnings per start decreased 25% after surgery. Twenty-five horses had not raced prior to surgery. Nineteen (76%) horses in this group were age 2 years at time of injury.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Publication Date: 1995-05-01 PubMed ID: 7556050DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1995.tb03066.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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This study looks at the long-term results in standardbred racehorses that were treated with transection of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon for tendinitis between 1985 and 1992.
Study Design and Sample
- The study examined the medical records and race results of 61 Standardbred racehorses treated consecutively from 1985 to 1992.
- In all the cases, a clinical diagnosis of tendinitis was confirmed via an ultrasonographic examination.
- The horses were treated with a transection of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon (AL-SDF) for tendinitis in one or both forelimbs.
Results and Findings
- 50 (82%) of the treated horses raced again after surgery.
- 42 (69%) completed 5 or more starts.
- 8 horses (13%) failed to start or complete 5 or more races due to a recurrence of tendinitis.
- 6 horses (10%) did not start or complete 5 or more starts for reasons not related to tendinitis.
- 5 horses (8%) were lost to follow-up.
- The median time between surgery and the first post-operative start was 39 weeks.
- From the horses that started racing after surgery, 57% completed 20 or more starts and 40% raced on 40 or more occasions.
- The median number of post-operative starts for horses to complete 5 or more races was 37 at the time of follow-up.
- Out of the 50 horses that started racing after surgery, 32 (64%) established or lowered lifetime race marks.
- Thirty-one of the 36 (86%) horses returned to racing after treatment and 27 horses (75%) completed 5 or more starts.
- The median race earnings per start decreased by 25% after surgery for the horses that had raced prior to surgery.
Notes on the Study Sample
- The study had a sample of 25 horses that had not raced prior to surgery. Of these, 19 were 2 years old at the time of the injury.
- From this group, 76% of the horses started racing after the treatment.
Cite This Article
APA
Hogan PM, Bramlage LR.
(1995).
Transection of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon for treatment of tendinitis: long term results in 61 standardbred racehorses (1985-1992).
Equine Vet J, 27(3), 221-226.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1995.tb03066.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Breeding
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Horse Diseases / diagnostic imaging
- Horse Diseases / epidemiology
- Horse Diseases / surgery
- Horses / surgery
- Ligaments / physiology
- Ligaments / surgery
- Ligaments / ultrastructure
- Male
- Tendinopathy / diagnostic imaging
- Tendinopathy / epidemiology
- Tendinopathy / surgery
- Tendinopathy / veterinary
- Tendons / physiology
- Tendons / surgery
- Tendons / ultrastructure
- Ultrasonography
Citations
This article has been cited 4 times.- Jacquet-Guibon S, Dupays AG, Coudry V, Crevier-Denoix N, Leroy S, Siñeriz F, Chiappini F, Barritault D, Denoix JM. Randomized controlled trial demonstrates the benefit of RGTA® based matrix therapy to treat tendinopathies in racing horses. PLoS One 2018;13(3):e0191796.
- Murray SJ, Santangelo KS, Bertone AL. Evaluation of early cellular influences of bone morphogenetic proteins 12 and 2 on equine superficial digital flexor tenocytes and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Am J Vet Res 2010 Jan;71(1):103-14.
- Jacklin BD, Hanousek K, Gillespie S, Liedtke A, Tucker R, Fiske-Jackson A, Smith RK. Validation of a novel clinical tool for monitoring distal limb stiffness. Front Vet Sci 2023;10:1271036.
- Vlahos TP. Percutaneous ultrasonic debridement of equine tendinopathy and desmopathy: A report of 10 cases. Open Vet J 2023 Sep;13(9):1141-1149.
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