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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:7, July, 2020

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706
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Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(7): 3391-3393
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.907.396


A Retrospective Study on Equine Lameness and Influence of Age, Breed and Joint in Osteoarthritis
K. Balamurugan*, Mala Shammi, Ravi Sundar George, T.A. Kannan and R. Sivashankar
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease characterized by progressive destruction of articular cartilage, thinning and eventual wearing of articular cartilage and resulted in painful and limited joint movement. Horses presented to Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital, Chennai with a history of lameness and corresponding clinical signs, suggestive of osteoarthritis were included in this study. 94 horses were diagnosed with lameness out of 177. Out of this, 43 horses (46%) had soft tissue affections, 27 horses (29%) had osteoarthritis, and 24 horses (25%) had foot affections. The influence of age, breed and joints in osteoarthritis will be discussed.


Keywords: Equine, Incidence, Lameness, Osteoarthritis, High motion joints

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Balamurugan, K., Mala Shammi, Ravi Sundar George, T.A. Kannan and Sivashankar, R. 2020. A Retrospective Study on Equine Lameness and Influence of Age, Breed and Joint in Osteoarthritis.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(7): 3391-3393. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.907.396
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