The sustentaculum tali (ST) is located at the medial aspect of the tarsus and is considered
a rare anatomic location for diseases. This retrospective case series describes
the management of five horses with septic and non-septic ST injuries. All horses were
treated surgically with tenovaginoscopy, ST fragment and exostosis removal. In two
cases, lameness was caused by an exostosis involving the ST and the plantar aspect of
the medial trochlear ridge (MTR). There are no reports of exostosis involving ST and
MTR causing lameness. In four horses, the long-termoutcome was considered good and
the horses were able to return to the previous level; one horse developed a recurrence
of ST and MTR exostosis leading to recurrence of lameness. Curettage of the ST and
MTR exostosis, removal of fragments and tarsal sheath adhesions play a pivotal role in
increasing prognosis and long-termoutcome. Poor prognosis is correlated with exostosis
recurrence.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:91877 |
| Date | 05 June 2024 |
| Creators | Tommasa, Simone Della, Scharner, Doreen, Brehm, Walter, Troillet, Antonia |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 2052-6121, 10.1002/vrc2.382 |
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