Deep digital flexor tenotomy and Distal Phalanx realignment for the treatment of Chronic Laminitis in horses: a literature review: Tenotomia do flexor digital profundo e realinhamento da Falange Distal para o tratamento de Laminite Crônica em equinos: revisão de literatura

Laminitis is the second most common cause of death from disease in horses and causes great suffering in the animal and economic and emotional losses for the people involved. Several therapeutic modalities are used in the treatment of this disease, but their results are not consistently described in...

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Autores: Cestari, Heitor, Pyles, Marcelo Damas, Alves, Ana Liz Garcia, Watanabe, Marcos Jun, Hussni, Carlos Alberto, Rodrigues, Celso Antonio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto Superior de Educação Vera Cruz (VeraCruz)
Repositorio:Revista Veras
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br:article/54615
Acesso em linha:https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/54615
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:horses
laminitis
tenotomy
Distal phalanx
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Resumo:Laminitis is the second most common cause of death from disease in horses and causes great suffering in the animal and economic and emotional losses for the people involved. Several therapeutic modalities are used in the treatment of this disease, but their results are not consistently described in the literature. In this scenario, deep digital flexor (DDF) tenotomy is a therapeutic modality that can be used for the treatment of chronic laminitis, releasing the traction force that the DDF tendon exerts on the distal phalanx, which helps with realignment of the latter. The objective of this study was to address the important factors of DDF tenotomy and distal phalanx realignment for the treatment of horses with chronic laminitis. The results of the above analysis suggest that DDF tenotomy and realignment of the distal phalanx is a therapeutic option that should be learned by veterinarians and that it can produce benefits to horses with chronic laminitis.