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Neurectomy and Fasciotomy – What Determines Success?
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Proximal suspensory desmitis is a common but extremely badly defined cause of lameness. The condition causes moderate lameness in either front limb or hindlimb [1]. Bilateral cases, particularly in the hindlimb, can present as poor performance, with loss of impulsion or jumping performance. There are few localising clinical signs and the lameness is localised to the proximal suspensory ligament by nerve blocks [2]. Ultrasonography is widely used to examine the proximal suspensory ligament but there is a wide overlap between normal and disease [2]. The prognosis with hindlimb proximal suspensory desmitis is poor. The originally reported prognosis was 15% [3], and following shock wave treatment, 40% [4] ...
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Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery, Oxford Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JB, UK
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