Radiography

Summary
Reasons for performing study

Radiography is commonly used in clinical practice but agreement of reporting of radiographically detected orthopaedic findings in horses has rarely been studied.
Objectives

To assess agreement within and between observers for reporting of orthopaedic findings on presale radiographs of Thoroughbred yearlings.
Study design

Retrospective analysis of archived radiographs.
Methods

Radiographic evaluation of the pelvis in standing horses has been used to diagnose fractures of the pelvis, head and greater trochanter of the femur, and luxations of the coxofemoral joint. Coxofemoral luxation injuries are more common in smaller horse breeds and donkeys, but, due to their size, the standing ventrodorsal projection is not possible, as there is insufficient space to place the radiography equipment under the animal's abdomen.

Summary
Reasons for performing study

Computed tomography (CT) is increasingly accessible in equine referral hospitals.
Objectives

To document the level of agreement within and between radiography and CT in characterising equine distal limb fractures.
Study design

Retrospective descriptive study.
Methods

Summary
Reasons for performing study

Although fractures of the proximal phalanx are one of the most common long bone fractures of Thoroughbred horses in training, limited details on variations in morphology and radiological progression have been published.
Objectives

To describe in detail the configuration of parasagittal fractures of the proximal phalanx in a group of Thoroughbred racehorses, to report fracture distribution within this group of horses and to document radiological progression of fracture healing in cases treated by internal fixation.
Study design