Pauwels F E, Adams S B, Blevins W B
Purdue University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Surgery Department, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2005;18(1):7-12.
Two horses with lameness due to tolocalcaneal osteoarthritis that failed to respond to conservative management were treated by tolocalcaneal arthrodesis using cortex screws placed in lag fashion. The affected joint of one horse was arthrodesed by compressing and stabilizing the medial facet of the joint with three screws. In the second horse, the medial and lateral facets of the affected tolocalcaneal joint were each compressed and stabilized with two screws. The lameness of both horses improved markedly following surgery.