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===Physitis===
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===[[Physitis]]===
 
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*In horses
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*Often associated with [[Bones Developmental - Pathology#Angular limb deformity|angular limb deformity]]
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*Also called '''epiphysitis''' and '''physeal dysplasia'''
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*Problem of [[Bone & Cartilage Development - Anatomy & Physiology|endochondral ossification]]
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*Two age groups
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**Weanlings
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**Yearlings in early training and two-year-olds
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*May cause contracted tendons and flexural deformities
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*Factors probably involved in its development:
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**Genetically fast growth rate
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**Large quantities of imbalanced, high energy feed
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**Imbalanced weight-bearing on joints
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**Excessive activity
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**Growth spurts
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*Histologically: (appearance similar to [[Bones Developmental - Pathology#Angular limb deformity|angular limb deformity]])
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**Lateral aspect of radius
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***Thickened metaphyseal part of physeal cartilage
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***-> Delay or disturbance of endochondral ossification
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***Compression
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**Central part
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***No obvious deformity
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**Medial aspect
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***Tension
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***-> Transverse [[Bones Fractures - Pathology|fractures]] and repair
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**Laxity of periarticular attachements in young foals allows [[Bones Developmental - Pathology#Angular limb deformity|angular limb deformity]]; not occuring in older foals and young horses
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**(Sustained trauma produces similar lesions)
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[[Category:Bones - Developmental Pathology]]
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