Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report

Elbow joint luxation without concomitant fracture is uncommon in horses. This paper reports on a case of elbow joint luxation in a ten months old Arabian colt. The horse was presented with a history of an acute onset of non-weight bearing right front limb lameness with edema of the affected region l...

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Autores principales: Brkljača Bottegaro Nika, Gotić Jelena, Capak Hrvoje, Huber Doroteja, Kučko Agata, Vrbanac Zoran
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:eea5ed49b6b848e3b7d31830cd656ace2021-11-17T21:27:51ZElbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report1820-744810.1515/acve-2017-0036https://doaj.org/article/eea5ed49b6b848e3b7d31830cd656ace2017-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0036https://doaj.org/toc/1820-7448Elbow joint luxation without concomitant fracture is uncommon in horses. This paper reports on a case of elbow joint luxation in a ten months old Arabian colt. The horse was presented with a history of an acute onset of non-weight bearing right front limb lameness with edema of the affected region lasting for six days. Radiographic imaging indicated luxation of the elbow joint; however, useful information about the severity of soft tissue involvement was obtained using ultrasonography since bilateral collateral ligaments were completely disrupted. The owner opted for euthanasia and necropsy confirmed the diagnosis. Although very rare, elbow joint luxation should be considered in cases of acute forelimb lameness in young horses.Brkljača Bottegaro NikaGotić JelenaCapak HrvojeHuber DorotejaKučko AgataVrbanac ZoranSciendoarticlecollateral ligamentelbow jointluxationultrasoundVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENActa Veterinaria, Vol 67, Iss 3, Pp 441-448 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic collateral ligament
elbow joint
luxation
ultrasound
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle collateral ligament
elbow joint
luxation
ultrasound
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Brkljača Bottegaro Nika
Gotić Jelena
Capak Hrvoje
Huber Doroteja
Kučko Agata
Vrbanac Zoran
Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report
description Elbow joint luxation without concomitant fracture is uncommon in horses. This paper reports on a case of elbow joint luxation in a ten months old Arabian colt. The horse was presented with a history of an acute onset of non-weight bearing right front limb lameness with edema of the affected region lasting for six days. Radiographic imaging indicated luxation of the elbow joint; however, useful information about the severity of soft tissue involvement was obtained using ultrasonography since bilateral collateral ligaments were completely disrupted. The owner opted for euthanasia and necropsy confirmed the diagnosis. Although very rare, elbow joint luxation should be considered in cases of acute forelimb lameness in young horses.
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author Brkljača Bottegaro Nika
Gotić Jelena
Capak Hrvoje
Huber Doroteja
Kučko Agata
Vrbanac Zoran
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Gotić Jelena
Capak Hrvoje
Huber Doroteja
Kučko Agata
Vrbanac Zoran
author_sort Brkljača Bottegaro Nika
title Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report
title_short Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report
title_full Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report
title_fullStr Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Elbow Joint Luxation in a Ten Months Old Arabian Colt – A Case Report
title_sort elbow joint luxation in a ten months old arabian colt – a case report
publisher Sciendo
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/eea5ed49b6b848e3b7d31830cd656ace
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