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Discussion on Possible Fibrotic Myopathy??
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Pally
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Posted on Monday, Jul 28, 2003 - 9:34 pm:
Dr O,
I have a 7 year old mare who kicked up and caught her left hind leg 4.5 foot high up in a gate and then managed to cross the right hind over top of the left in the violent struggle. The vet diagnosed her with a ruptured Peronius Tertius (incomplete) near the hock and stated that she should be nearly 100% sound at 9 month to a year. It has been approximatly a year and a half since the accident and she is still unsound. At the walk she displays a abrupt shortness of step and loud slapping of the foot to the ground in the anterior phase of the stride. At the trot the lameness is slightly less pronounced, however, the leg appears to have a delay before it begins into the anterior phase of the stride. At the canter lameness is evident in shortness of stride in the left limb. I had the mare re- examined by my vet whom did not note any significant changes in her x-rays from the year before.(In fact, her hock and stifle were clean and no tendon appeared to be torn away from the bone.) The vet was quite suprised that she had not returned to soundness. He stated that it was possible that she had just stretched the peronius tertius out to the point that it was no longer functional. Would the peronius tertius injury dramatically alter the function of the stifle as described above? or is it possible that she could also suffer from fibrotic myopathy? I would appreciate any advice you may offer.
Thank you,
Jen
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 29, 2003 - 6:36 am:
Is the stride at the walk short in the same way, every step, always? If so when the vet sees this why does he not believe it is fibrotic myopathy? The test for a functional PT is explained in the article » Equine Diseases » Lameness » Diseases of the Upper Rear Limb » Ruptured Peroneus Tertius.
DrO
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