Equine Orthopaedics and Rheumatology Q&A 17
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| What is this problem? | An acquired bursa on the dorsal aspect of the carpus – capped knee, carpal hygroma.
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| How may it have developed? | Repetitive trauma, such as banging a stable door every day at feed time.
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| Is the horse likely to be lame? | It may have restricted flexion of the carpus, but it is unlikely to have a weight-bearing lameness.
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| If considering treatment, what would you want to ascertain about the nature of the swelling first? How would you determine this? | You would want to ensure that the bursa does not communicate with any other synovial structure such as a tendon sheath or a carpal joint. This is most simply achieved by contrast radiography.
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