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|q1= What is quittor?
|a1=
*Musculoskeletal disease affecting horses
*Chronic, purulent inflammation and necrosis of the lateral cartilages of the third phalanx.
|l1= Quittor#Introduction
|q2= How is it caused?
|a2= By penetrating injuries to the heels, sole, coronet or pastern.
|l2= Quittor#Introduction
|q3= What horses was it usually seen in when it was common?
|a3= Working draft horses
|l3= Quittor#Signalment
|q4= What imaging techniques can be useful for diagnosis of quittor?
|a4=
*Plain radiography
*Contrast radiography
*MRI
*CT
|l4= Quittor#Diagnosis
|q5=What is the only effective method of treatment?
|a5=Surgery to remove diseases tissue and cartilage.
|l5= Quittor#Treatment
|q6= What factors instigate a poor prognosis?
|a6=
*Involvement of the coronary band
*Involvement of the coffin joint capsule
|l6= Quittor#Treatment
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