Wagner P C, Grant B D, Kaneps A J, Watrous B J
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1985 Dec 15;187(12):1351-3.
After desmotomy of the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon (distal check ligament) had been performed in 40 horses with flexural deformity of the distal interphalangeal joint (contracture of the deep digital flexor tendon), the horses' records were evaluated retrospectively. Information concerning soundness, return to intended purpose, and cosmetic appearance of the limb and hoof was obtained. The condition had been diagnosed and treated in 26 horses before they were one year old (group A, acute) and in 14 horses greater than one year of age (group B, chronic). Nine months to 4 years after surgery, 35 horses (24 from group A, and 11 from group B) were not lame and were being used as athletes. Thirty-three horses were being used for what the owner had intended before the development of the flexural deformity, and 7 were not. Of these 7 horses, 6 had complications related to the deformity, whereas one had complications resulting from surgery.
在对40匹患有远侧指间关节弯曲畸形（指深屈肌腱挛缩）的马进行指深屈肌腱副韧带（远侧止动韧带）切断术后，对这些马的记录进行了回顾性评估。获取了有关肢体和蹄部的健康状况、恢复预期用途情况以及外观的信息。该病症在26匹一岁前的马（A组，急性）和14匹一岁以上的马（B组，慢性）中被诊断并治疗。术后9个月至4年，35匹马（24匹来自A组，11匹来自B组）不跛行，并被用作运动员马匹。33匹马被用于弯曲畸形出现之前主人原本打算的用途，7匹未被如此使用。在这7匹马中，6匹有与畸形相关的并发症，而1匹有手术引起的并发症。
