Postoperative performance of racing horses with tearing of the medial palmar intercarpal ligament

Objective To examine the relationship between medial palmar intercarpal ligament (MPICL) tearing and postoperative performance in racing horses. Materials and methods The postoperative performance of 42 horses in which the midcarpal joint was examined arthroscopically was followed prospectively. Int...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Australian veterinary journal 1999-11, Vol.77 (11), p.713-717
Main Authors: WHITTON, RC, KANNEGIETER, NJ, ROSE, RJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arthroscopy - veterinary
carpus
Carpus, Animal
Horse
Horses - injuries
Horses - surgery
Humans
Injury Severity Score
ligament
Ligaments, Articular - injuries
Ligaments, Articular - surgery
Physical Conditioning, Animal - physiology
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective To examine the relationship between medial palmar intercarpal ligament (MPICL) tearing and postoperative performance in racing horses. Materials and methods The postoperative performance of 42 horses in which the midcarpal joint was examined arthroscopically was followed prospectively. Intra‐articular variables examined were the severity of MPICL tearing, subchondral bone damage and articular cartilage damage. Using a scoring system based on the class of race and the position in the race, a mean score was calculated for up to five races before and after surgery. The preoperative score was subtracted from the postoperative score to give a net score. Statistical analysis was by a Mann Whitney U test and multiple linear regression. Results Thirty‐two (76%) raced postoperatively, 23 (55%) won at least one race and 12 of 26 (46%) performed at the same or higher level. Horses with grades 2 to 4 MPICL tearing had significantly lower net scores than those with grade 1 or no tearing. The severity of subchondral bone damage was the only variable on its own that was significantly correlated with net score (r2= 0.23, P
ISSN:0005-0423
1751-0813
DOI:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb12905.x