Moorman G H, van Noort J H, Németh F, Breukink H J, Gootjes P, Verzijlenberg F
Department of Large Animal Surgery, Veterinary Faculty, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Equine Vet J. 1988 May;20(3):194-8. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1988.tb01498.x.
A method for detection of neurectomy by electrical stimulation of the skin, distal to the neurectomy site, was tested for accuracy and feasibility. An electrical stimulation device was designed and tested to find the minimum peak voltage that would elicit a response in normal horses. Twenty seven horses were then tested at regular intervals following neurectomy and their responses recorded. Immediately following neurectomy there was an area of insensitivity with sharply defined borders extending in an arc from the back of the pastern down towards the bulbs of the heels. In the months following neurectomy, re-innervation occurred and this area gradually reduced in size, although it was still possible to detect insensitive areas 14 months after neurectomy in all horses tested. The method proved to be safe, accurate and ethically acceptable.
一种通过对神经切除术部位远端的皮肤进行电刺激来检测神经切除术的方法，已针对准确性和可行性进行了测试。设计并测试了一种电刺激装置，以找到能在正常马匹中引发反应的最小峰值电压。然后，在神经切除术后定期对27匹马进行测试，并记录它们的反应。神经切除术后立即出现一个感觉迟钝区域，其边界清晰，呈弧形从蹄踵后部向下延伸至蹄踵球部。在神经切除术后的几个月里，发生了重新神经支配，该区域逐渐缩小，尽管在所有测试的马匹中，神经切除术后14个月仍可检测到感觉迟钝区域。该方法被证明是安全、准确且符合伦理要求的。
