Verheyen K L R, Wood J L N
Epidemiology Unit, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK.
Equine Vet J. 2004 Mar;36(2):167-73. doi: 10.2746/0425164044868684.
Musculoskeletal injury is the major cause of days lost from training and wastage in Thoroughbred racehorses. Little scientific information is available on the majority of injuries occurring in training.
To estimate the incidence of fractures in British racehorses in training and describe the occurrence of different fracture types and bones involved.
Thirteen UK racehorse trainers participated in a prospective study, providing data on horses in their care for 2 years. Details on horses, their daily exercise and fracture occurrence were recorded.
A total of 1178 horses provided 12,893 months at risk. Nontraumatic fracture incidence was 1.15/100 horse months (95% CI = 0.98, 1.35) and 78% of fractures occurred during training. A wide variety of fracture types and bones were involved, although at least 57% were stress fractures. Pelvic and tibial stress injuries accounted for 28% of fractures diagnosed.
It is important to study injuries in training as well as in racing. The number of stress fractures suggests that training regimes for young Thoroughbreds could often be improved to create a more robust skeleton, able to withstand injury.
Studying injuries in racehorses in training can provide a scientific basis for the design of safer training regimes.
肌肉骨骼损伤是纯种赛马训练缺勤和淘汰的主要原因。关于训练中发生的大多数损伤，科学信息较少。
估计英国训练中的赛马骨折发生率，并描述不同骨折类型和受累骨骼的发生情况。
13名英国赛马训练师参与了一项前瞻性研究，提供了他们所照料马匹两年的数据。记录了马匹、日常运动和骨折发生的详细信息。
总共1178匹马提供了12893个风险月。非创伤性骨折发生率为1.15/100马月（95%置信区间=0.98，1.35），78%的骨折发生在训练期间。涉及多种骨折类型和骨骼，尽管至少57%为应力性骨折。骨盆和胫骨应力性损伤占诊断出骨折的28%。
研究训练和比赛中的损伤很重要。应力性骨折的数量表明，年轻纯种马的训练方案通常可以改进，以打造更强壮的骨骼，能够承受损伤。
研究训练中的赛马损伤可为设计更安全的训练方案提供科学依据。
