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16 cze 2022 · Lameness in the horse's hock joint is one of the most common causes of altered hind end gait. Hock lameness is characterized by shortened gait, weight shifting, stiffness when your horse picks their hind legs up, and reduced springiness off the ground when the horse picks up a canter or jumps.
If there’s a hock problem, your horse will probably be markedly lamer for a number of strides. These signs point to trouble, but they don’t tell you what (or even exactly where) the problem is. Your veterinarian can do a full lameness exam, take X-rays and perform other tests to see what’s going on.
Disorders of the tarsus (hock) include the conditions known as bog spavin, bone spavin, and curb. The tarsus can also be affected by displacement of the tendon from the hock, fracture of the tarsus, hindlimb tendon and muscle ruptures, stringhalt, and thoroughpin.
The lower hock joints (distal intertarsal (DIT) and tarsometatarsal (TMT) joints) are the most common source of lameness, with symptoms derived from arthritis (osteoarthritis (OA), degenerative joint disease (DJD)).
19 gru 2022 · Signs. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prognosis. Bone spavin, also known as Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the hock (tarsus), is a common cause of equine lameness. It is caused by repeated concussion and rotational forces on the hock joint, as well as excessive forces on the adjoining ligaments.
Treatment of suspensory ligament injuries usually requires ample healing time but can also being treated effectively with newer therapies like extra-corporeal shockwave application and injection of stem cells into the injured area.
24 maj 2023 · Objective: To describe type and distribution of tarsal collateral ligament (CL) injuries and to assess the long-term outcome in horses treated conservatively. Animals: 78 horses (median age, 7 years [IQR, 4 to 9.75 years]) of different breeds and disciplines.
