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Harvey Saunders

Signalment and Initial Complaint

Harvey Saunders
  • 13 year old, Anglo-Arab Gelding, weighing 559kg.
  • He presented with an intermittent right forelimb lameness of 2 -3 month duration.


What would your work up now consist of?

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  • Further history
  • Physical Examination
  • Gait Analysis
  • Diagnostic Analgesia
  • Radiographs or Ultrasounds
  • Scintigraphy


Clinical Examination Results

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  • Forelimb palpation:
    • Right Forlimb:
      • heat and swelling at proximal metacarpal region
      • mild pain elicited on suspensory ligament palpation
      • mild thickening of lateral branch of SL (no pain)
  • Hoof testers: negative

Gait Analysis

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  • Trot straight line: 2/10 Right Forelimb lame
  • Soft lunge:
    • right rein: 3/10 Right Forelimb lame
    • left rein: 2/10 Right Forelimb lame
  • Hard lunge:
    • right rein: 2/10 RF lame
    • left rein: no lameness
  • Proximal forelimb flexion, right and left: negative
  • Distal forelimb flexion, right and left: negative

What is your Problem List and Differential List?

Problem List

  • Pain on palpation
  • Swelling
  • Lameness
  • Thickening of Suspensory Ligament

Differential List

  • ?????????
  • ????????

What is your revised action plan?

  • Diagnostic Analgesia
  • Radiographs and Ultrasound
  • Scintigraphy


Diagnostic Imaging Results

Ultrasonography

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Q: What do you think is going?

A: There is a focal hypoechoic area on the dorsal border of the suspensory ligament at its proximal insertion

Radiographs

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Q; How would you interpret these radiographs?

A: Small radiolucent area with new bone formation on palmar mid aspect of the MC3 of RF. This has questionable significance.

Scintigraphy

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Q: How would you interpret these results?

A: Mild IRU w/in proximal aspect of left MC2. Mild IRU w/in middle aspect of R MC2 - unlikely to be of clinical significance

What is your diagnosis?

  • proximal suspensory ligament desmitis of right forelimb

Treatment

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What do you feel should be done to treat this case?

This is what actually was done:

  • Box rest – 2 weeks 15 mins in hand walking BID

- 2 weeks 30 mins in hand walking BID - 2 weeks 40 mins in hand walking BID