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Rupture of the Gastrocnemius Muscle in Neonatal Thoroughbred Foals: A Report of Three Cases
- Source :
- Journal of Equine Science
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- The Japanese Society of Equine Science, 2014.
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Abstract
- Rupture of the gastrocnemius muscle is occasionally found in neonatal foals associated with dystocia and assisted delivery. In this report, 3 cases of gastrocnemius muscle disruption in newborn Thoroughbred foals (6, 5 and 2 days old) are reported. In all cases, the foals were presented with inability to rise unassisted postpartum, a dropped tarsus and swelling in the caudal aspect of the thigh accompanied by a hematoma. Ultrasonography, radiography, computerized tomography (CT) and subsequent autopsy were performed to confirm the clinical and pathological features of these cases.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
biology
Equine
Tarsus (eyelids)
business.industry
Radiography
animal diseases
hematoma
Autopsy
Thigh
Thoroughbred
medicine.disease
Note
Surgery
Gastrocnemius muscle
medicine.anatomical_structure
Hematoma
Foal
biology.animal
medicine
rupture
gastrocnemius muscle
business
Pathological
foal
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13477501 and 13403516
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Equine Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3fca71da6ac8eeb85dca0e1ac108a9e0