TY - JOUR
T1 - Calcinosis circumscripta in the antebrachiocarpal joint of a horse
AU - Tóth, F.
AU - Schumacher, J.
AU - Newman, S.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - A 4-year-old, Spanish Mustang mare was evaluated because of a swelling on the dorsolateral aspect of its right carpus. The horse had no gait abnormalities. During radiographic examination of the carpus, a granular, radiopaque mass, approximately 3 cm in diameter, adjacent to the proximal row of carpal bones, was observed. The mineralised mass, which was located within the antebrachiocarpal joint, was removed through an arthrotomy with the horse anaesthetised. Histological features of the mass showed it to be overlain by partially denuded synovium, and included large deposits of mineral surrounded by multinucleated giant cells and separated by septa of mature fibrous connective tissue. These features were typical of calcinosis circumscripta. Swelling of the carpus resolved after the surgery, but the horse was lost to follow-up.
AB - A 4-year-old, Spanish Mustang mare was evaluated because of a swelling on the dorsolateral aspect of its right carpus. The horse had no gait abnormalities. During radiographic examination of the carpus, a granular, radiopaque mass, approximately 3 cm in diameter, adjacent to the proximal row of carpal bones, was observed. The mineralised mass, which was located within the antebrachiocarpal joint, was removed through an arthrotomy with the horse anaesthetised. Histological features of the mass showed it to be overlain by partially denuded synovium, and included large deposits of mineral surrounded by multinucleated giant cells and separated by septa of mature fibrous connective tissue. These features were typical of calcinosis circumscripta. Swelling of the carpus resolved after the surgery, but the horse was lost to follow-up.
KW - Antebrachiocarpal joint
KW - Arthrotomy
KW - Calcinosis circumscripta
KW - Haemarthrosis
KW - Horse
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U2 - 10.2746/095777309X472046
DO - 10.2746/095777309X472046
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350716357
SN - 0957-7734
VL - 21
SP - 584
EP - 588
JO - Equine Veterinary Education
JF - Equine Veterinary Education
IS - 11
ER -