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my horse has just undergone arthroscopy to lavage and treat

 
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my horse has just undergone arthroscopy to lavage and treat a ruptured calcanean bursa (had hock kicked in field last night)...this was successful, but I have been advised the retinaculum was also damaged and so they were concerned during recovery of tendon slippage. I'm assumming recovery ok as heard nothing else, but am concerned about prognosis as hope to event/hunt horse in future. Can you help?

 

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What have you tried so far?: surgery (arthroscopy to lavage) and systemic antibiotics

Submitted: 241 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Horse Veterinary
Value: £28
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Expert:  Dr M replied 241 days and 23 hours ago.


Dr M : Well, you have taken all necessary steps
Dr M : Retinaculum injuries are tight to deal with when due to a degenerative process, but in the case of your horse it is traumatic ao it has a better chance of healing
Dr M : At this stage there is little you can do other than try to provide best healing environments: antibiotics, bandaging, and rehabilitation the horse slowly using serial ultrasound examination
Dr M : If the structure is still holding now after recovery from
Dr M : Anesthesia, chances are he qill
Dr M : Be fine

Expert TypeBoard certified equine surgeon
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