Ruptured capsule of the elbow joint of a draught horse

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Ruptured capsule of the elbow joint of a draught horse

Livesey, L.; Schumacher, J.; Sartin, E.; Caldwell, M.; Ziska, S.; Brock, K. Equine Veterinary Education July 2009 21 7 371-374(4)

A cyst filled with fluid was found to be the cause of an enlarged antebrachium in a horse. Communication between the cyst and the elbow joint was demonstrated by: 1) finding, during radiographic examination of the elbow, radiopaque contrast solution instilled into elbow joint within the cyst; 2) finding cytological values in fluid aspirated from the cyst that were similar to those in fluid aspirated from the elbow joint; and 3) finding hyperechoic foci, assumed to be air bubbles, during ultrasonographic examination of the cyst after administration of air into the elbow joint. Communication of the cyst with the elbow joint was confirmed during post mortem examination of the affected limb.

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