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Suspensory Desmitis: Strains, Sprains, and Disruption
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Introduction
Introduction
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Anatomy
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Overview
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Proximal Suspensory Desmitis: Forelimb
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Proximal Suspensory Desmitis: Hindlimb
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Suspensory Body Desmitis
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Single Branch Desmitis
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Bilateral Branch Desmitis
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Disrupted or Torn Suspensory
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First Aid, Treatment, and Rehabilitation
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More Info
The suspensory ligament and its associated structures, the proximal sesamoid bones, and distal sesmoidean ligaments, are important in helping the flexor tendons support the fetlock in the standing and moving horse. The complexity of this structure and its important function of supporting the fetlock makes it a common site of injury, once the foot is ruled out. Inflammatory changes like that caused by strain and sprains of a ligament is known as desmitis. Tearing of the complete ligament is called disruption.
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Discussions on Suspensory Desmitis, Strain, & Sprain
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 | Suspensory or hock issue? | 1 | 8 | Aug 30, 09 |
| Shoes with trailers for hind PSD | 1 | 8 | Apr 5, 09 |
| Research Summary: New Hope for Chronic Proximal Suspensory Desmitis | 1 | 1 | Mar 24, 09 |
| Suspensory ligament failure | 1 | 3 | Mar 19, 09 |
| Suspensory issues...need advice | 1 | 25 | Jan 25, 09 |
| Injury to foreleg proximal suspensory ligament, 6 months on. | 1 | 2 | Dec 7, 08 |
| Suspected hind suspensory injury--Bute or not? | 1 | 2 | Oct 15, 08 |
| Palpates sore on both front suspensories but is sound | 1 | 6 | Sep 8, 08 |
| Research Summary: Nerve Compression as Complication to PSD in the Rear | 1 | 1 | Mar 23, 09 |
| Research Summary: Platlet Rich Plasma for Suspensory Injuries | 1 | 1 | Jul 28, 08 |
| How can I be sure its Suspensory Injury? | 1 | 8 | Jul 10, 08 |
| My poor dressage gelding was made permanently lame by a cocky and n... | 1 | 5 | Mar 15, 08 |
| Research Summary: A simplified technique for blocking the proximal ... | 1 | 2 | Jan 20, 08 |
| Suspensory desmitis: Thank you | 1 | 2 | Dec 25, 07 |
| Hind limb Proximal Suspensory Desmitis- rider induced? | 1 | 12 | Nov 19, 07 |
| Long term plan for TB with detached Suspensory ligament | 1 | 3 | Oct 29, 07 |
| Swelling in tendons/ligaments directly below hock | 1 | 2 | Aug 30, 07 |
| Suspensory strain in 10 year old stallion | 1 | 5 | Jul 31, 07 |
| Hind Suspensory injury 1-year ago | 1 | 2 | Apr 18, 07 |
| Check ligament rehabilitation | 1 | 5 | Apr 12, 07 |
| Treatment of chronic pr. suspensory desmitis with shockwave therapy | 1 | 1 | Nov 27, 06 |
| Core lesion | 1 | 17 | Sep 27, 06 |
| Chronic bilateral hind limb suspensory desmitis hereditary? | 1 | 7 | Nov 14, 06 |
| Suspensory | 1 | 2 | Aug 25, 06 |
| Lower hind suspensory injury | 1 | 2 | Jul 24, 06 |
| Cold hosing treatment for ligament sprains | 1 | 2 | Jun 12, 06 |
| Suspensory desmitis with fractured splint bone | 1 | 4 | Apr 30, 06 |
| PSD of hindleg | 1 | 6 | Feb 17, 06 |
| Adopting Ex-Racehorse who had prior Front Suspensory Strains | 1 | 2 | Dec 31, 05 |
| Preventing suspensory injuries | 1 | 16 | Oct 28, 05 |
| Any other possible explanations? | 1 | 30 | Dec 15, 05 |
| Minor desmitis of the lateral Suspensory branch | 1 | 4 | Aug 24, 05 |
| Suspensory lamness | 1 | 9 | Oct 24, 06 |
| Suspensory Desmitis in a weanling | 1 | 5 | Jul 14, 05 |
| Any info on Dalmar tendon support boots? | 1 | 5 | Jul 12, 05 |
| Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for desmitis supported | 1 | 1 | Jul 8, 05 |
| Risk of reinjury to healed suspensory ligament | 1 | 2 | Apr 16, 05 |
| "Playing" while healing | 1 | 16 | Jun 26, 05 |
| Does ultrasound have to return to normal for soundness to return? | 1 | 60 | Sep 6, 08 |
| Shoeing advice for proximal hindleg suspensory injury | 1 | 6 | Feb 1, 05 |
| Questions about Suspensory Injury | 1 | 6 | Jan 19, 05 |
| New treatment for suspensory injuries | 1 | 2 | Nov 26, 04 |
| Detached suspensory ligament? | 1 | 4 | Oct 23, 07 |
| Unspecified lower limb lameness | 1 | 5 | Sep 8, 03 |
| Bowed area in back leg - not the tendon... | 1 | 9 | Sep 3, 03 |
| Swelling after being w/out wedge shoe for 2 days. | 1 | 4 | Aug 11, 03 |
| Congenital Suspensory Ligament Problem? | 1 | 7 | Jul 11, 00 |
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