1PG Scholar, Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
2Professor, Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chinnai
*Corresponding author; E-mail: balamurugankan@gmail.com
Online published on 1 March, 2021.
In the present study, three horses with lameness due to osteoarthritis of metacarpophalangeal joints were subjected to radiographic and ultrasonographic evaluation. The radiographic and ultrasonographic changes in each case were described. Both radiography and ultrasonography were found to be useful in diagnosing osteoarthritis of metacarpo-phalangeal joints; radiography was useful to diagnose bony changes only in advanced stage of osteoarthritis; whereas ultrasonography helped better visualization of the osteoarthritic changes involving soft tissue structures like synovial membrane/capsule, synovial fluid and articular cartilage.
Equines, Metacarpophalangeal joint, Osteoarthritis, Radiography, Ultrasonography
