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Arthroscopic and Ultrasonographic Boundaries of the Equine Femorotibial Joints

Author(s):
Barrett M.F.,
Frisbie D.D.,
McIlwraith C.W. and
Werpy N.M.
In: AAEP Annual Convention - Las Vegas, 2009 by American Association of Equine Practitioners
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DEC 09, 2009
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1. Introduction
Although descriptions of the visible soft tissues of the femorotibial joints exist for both arthroscopy and ultrasonography, there is little literature that discusses in detail the combined findings of these modalities. The goal of this paper is to further elucidate the ultrasonographic and arthroscopic boundaries of the normal equine femorotibial joints.

2. Materials and Methods
Simultaneous arthroscopy and ultrasonography were performed on 10 cadaver stifles and bilateral stifles of a horse that underwent non-recovery surgery. The arthroscopy probe was visualized ultrasonographically, and concurrent video and still images were acquired.

3. Findings
Arthroscopy provides good visualization of the cranial meniscal ligaments, the distal portion of the cranial cruciate ligament, and the proximal portion of the medial collateral ligament within the joint capsule, and it provides a limited view of the abaxial border of meniscus. Ultrasound allows for visualization of the menisci, collateral ligaments, and cranial meniscal ligaments in their entirety and a portion of the cranial cruciate ligament. [...]

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Barrett, M. et al. (2009) “Arthroscopic and Ultrasonographic Boundaries of the Equine Femorotibial Joints”, AAEP Annual Convention - Las Vegas, 2009. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/aaep/aaep-annual-convention-las-vegas-2009/arthroscopic-and-ultrasonographic-boundaries-of-equine-femorotibial-joints (Accessed: 15 September 2024).

Author(s)

  • M.F. Barrett

    Barrett M.F.

    Assistant Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
    DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVR
    Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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  • D.D. Frisbie

    Frisbie D.D.

    MS, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ACSMR
    Clinical Sciences Department, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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  • C. Wayne McIlwraith

    McIlwraith C.W.

    Professor
    BVSc PhD FRCVS DSc DMV (hc) Dipl ACVS
    Equine Orthopedic Research Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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  • N.M. Werpy

    Werpy N.M.

    Radiologist
    DVM, Dipl. ACVR
    Advanced Equine Imaging of Wellington,
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