Bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of sacroiliac injury in twelve horses.
Equine Vet J
; 30(5): 390-5, 1998 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-9758095
Nuclear bone scintigraphy was used to diagnose sacroiliac injury in 12 horses presented for nonspecific rear limb lameness. The most common history was decreased performance and/or a mild chronic rear limb lameness which could not be localised by routine lameness examination. The scintigraphic patterns of the 12 affected horses were compared to 5 normal horses and 10 horses with lameness not related to the pelvic region. Subjective and quantitative evaluation of the bone scans clearly separated the 12 affected horses from the 5 normal horses and the 10 horses with lameness from causes other than the sacroiliac joint disease. The 12 affected horses had a scintigraphic pattern of moderate to marked increased uptake of the radiopharmaceutical within the sacroiliac joint region on the side of lameness. In contrast, the 5 normal horses and 10 horses scanned for other causes of lameness, had a symmetric, or only slightly asymmetric pattern of radioisotope uptake. Although nonspecific for the type of injury, nuclear bone scintigraphy is considered sensitive for the detection of sacroiliac injuries in horses.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Articulação Sacroilíaca
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Sacro
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Cavalos
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Vértebras Lombares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Equine Vet J
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos