Fricker C, Riek W, Hugelshofer J
Equine Vet J. 1982 Jul;14(3):203-7. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1982.tb02393.x.
The digital arteries of 10 horses suffering from navicular disease, and 7 horses from a control group, were examined angiographically. The horses from the disease group showed complete or partial occlusion of the digital arteries in all cases. In the control group of 7 healthy horses, isolated vessel obstructions were also found but these were limited to narrowing of part of an artery only. Histological investigations showed that total occlusion of a vessel involved an organised thrombus but that partial occlusion generally involved changes to the vascular wall, similar to those caused by endarteritis obliterans. The vessel changes are discussed, with particular reference to their possible significance as a cause of navicular disease.
对10匹患舟状骨病的马和7匹对照组马的指动脉进行了血管造影检查。患病组的马在所有病例中均显示指动脉完全或部分闭塞。在7匹健康马的对照组中，也发现了孤立的血管阻塞，但这些仅限于动脉部分狭窄。组织学研究表明，血管完全闭塞涉及有组织的血栓形成，而部分闭塞通常涉及血管壁的变化，类似于闭塞性动脉内膜炎引起的变化。文中讨论了这些血管变化，特别提及了它们作为舟状骨病病因的可能意义。
