Malark J A, Nixon A J, Haughland M A, Brown M P
Department of Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853.
Cornell Vet. 1992 Jan;82(1):79-90.
The medical records of 17 horses with coxofemoral luxation were examined. Ponies and miniature horses were overrepresented. The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 7 years (range 1 month to 25 years). Seventy percent were female. Severe trauma, such as a fall or being kicked by another horse, was a common etiology. Thirty-five percent had other orthopedic injuries associated with the luxation. Closed reduction, with the use of a mechanically assisted calving device, was attained in 5 cases but reluxation occurred shortly afterward in 4 of these. Varying surgical techniques were used in 3 cases but none were successful in maintaining reduction. Ponies and miniature horses are better able to handle chronic lameness and therefore had a better long-term survival rate than horses with a chronically luxated coxofemoral joint.
对17例髋关节脱位马匹的病历进行了检查。小马和迷你马占比过高。诊断时的平均年龄为7岁（范围为1个月至25岁）。70%为雌性。严重创伤，如摔倒或被其他马匹踢伤，是常见病因。35%伴有与脱位相关的其他骨科损伤。5例使用机械辅助产犊装置进行了闭合复位，但其中4例随后不久发生了再脱位。3例采用了不同的手术技术，但均未能成功维持复位。小马和迷你马更能耐受慢性跛行，因此与髋关节长期脱位的马匹相比，长期存活率更高。
