Horse 1 is a 5-year-old Hanoverian mare who presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of North Carolina State University for investigation of acute onset of severe right hind limb lameness of two days’ duration.

Upon physical examination severe distension of the right femoropatellar and medial femorotibial joint was observed.
Lameness was seen at the walk characterized by a shortened cranial phase to the right hind stride. Passive movement of the right hind limb including flexion of the upper limb was resented.

Boel A. Frasson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Qingan Zhu, PhD, Rodney S. Bagley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM & ACVIM(Neurology), Russell Tucker, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, and Thomas R. Oxland, PhD

Veterinary Surgery Volume 36 Issue 5 Page 449-457, July 2007

Jessica A. Kidd DVM, Diplomate ECVS, Luis Lamas BVSc and Frances M.D. Henson MA, Vet MB, PhD

Veterinary Surgery, 36:378–381, 2007

Objective - To report repair of a longitudinal scapular fracture in a horse.

Study Design - Case report.

Animals - A 2-year-old Paint Horse colt.

Methods - A longitudinal scapular fracture was surgically repaired using four 4.5 mm dynamic compression plates.

A. Starke, DrMedVet, Dipl ECBHM, M. Heppelmann, DrMedVet, M. Beyerbach, DrRerHort and J. Rehage, Prof DrMedVet, PHD, DIPL ECBHM

Veterinary Surgery 36:350–359, 2007

Objective - To determine in cattle with septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint (SADIJ) the efficacy of resection of the distal interphalangeal joint (JRES) as a digit salvage technique compared with digital amputation (DAMP).

Study Design - Prospective, randomized clinical study.

Heidi Phillips, VMD, Diplomate ACVS, Dawn M. Boothe, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, ACVCP, Frances Shofer, PhD,Jeffrey S. Davidson, and R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

Veterinary Surgery Volume 36 Issue 3 Page 272-278, April 2007

Objective - To compare the in vitro elution characteristics of amikacin and cefazolin from polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) alone and in combination.

Study Design - A prospective, controlled, experimental study.

Colette R. Elmas, DVM, Antonio M. Cruz, DVM, Dr Med Vet, Diplomate ACVS & ECVS, MSc, and Carolyn L. Kerr, DVM, DVSc, PhD, Diplomate AVCA

Veterinary Surgery Volume 36 Issue 3 Page 252-258, April 2007

Objective - To describe an assisted anesthetic recovery technique using a tilt table for horses after high-risk orthopedic-related procedures and to evaluate outcome.

Study Design - Retrospective study.

Sample Population - Anesthetic recoveries (n=54) for 36 horses.

Florent David, DVM, IPSAV, DES, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Judith Farley, DVM, IPSAV, DES, MS, Hong Huang, MD, PhD, Jean-Pierre Lavoie, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, and Sheila Laverty, MVM, MRCVS, Diplomate ACVS & ECVS

Veterinary Surgery Volume 36 Issue 3 Page 221-227, April 2007

Objective - To evaluate mRNA expression of several proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in equine unstimulated and interleukin-1β (IL-1 β)-stimulated chondrocytes.

Study Design - In vitro experiment using equine chondrocyte cultures.

M. Jackson, A. Fürst, M. Hässig and J. Auer

Equine vet. Educ. (2007) 19 (6) 329-335

The purpose of this study was to examine fractures of the second and fourth metacarpal and metatarsal bones of patients admitted to the Equine Hospital of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, between January 1992 and December 2001 and to attempt to analyse the outcome data in order to provide evidence-based recommendations regarding the best practice concerning treatment (surgical vs. conservative management).

J. M. White, K. J. Hughes, C. Scruton, J. Morris, A. W. Philbey and C. J. Lischer

Equine vet. Educ. (2007) 19 (6) 291-296

This report describes the clinical signs, ante mortem diagnostic investigations and pathological findings in a case of intramedullary abscessation in a horse involving a site not reported previously.

A. Mcdiarmid

Equine vet. Educ. (2007) 19 (6) 285-287

The clinical findings, pursued treatments and outcome of a horse with a keratoma originating from the frog are described.