Ehrlich P J, Seeherman H J, O'Callaghan M W, Dohoo I R, Brimacombe M
Department of Large Animal Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1998 Nov 15;213(10):1460-7.
To determine anatomic patterns and clinical importance of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in bones of horses used for show jumping, hunting, and eventing.
Retrospective study.
141 horses evaluated because of lameness.
Medical records were reviewed, and information on results of physical examination, radiography, and scintigraphy were obtained. Scintigrams were evaluated to identify areas of increased radio-pharmaceutical uptake.
834 areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake were identified. Scintigraphy of the vertebral column was performed in 78 horses, and 50 had areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake involving the spinous processes. Scintigraphy of the proximal phalanx of the forelimb was performed in 88 horses. Similarly, scintigraphy of the proximal phalanx of the hind limb was performed in 99 horses, and scintigrams of 374 proximal phalanges were available for review. One hundred fifty-five scintigrams had areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake. Scintigraphy of the tarsal joint was performed in 99 horses, and scintigrams of 198 joints were available for review. Eighty-five had areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake. Overall, 214 of 834 areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake were definitively associated with lameness.
Results of this study suggest that jumping creates unique stresses on the bones of horses. The distinctive patterns of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake identified in this study suggest that horses used for jumping may have a predilection to develop orthopedic disease at specific sites distinct from those in racehorses.
确定用于场地障碍赛、狩猎和三项赛的马匹骨骼中放射性药物摄取增加的解剖学模式及其临床意义。
回顾性研究。
141匹因跛行接受评估的马。
查阅病历，获取体格检查、放射照相和闪烁扫描结果的信息。评估闪烁扫描图以识别放射性药物摄取增加的区域。
共识别出834个放射性药物摄取增加的区域。78匹马进行了脊柱闪烁扫描，其中50匹马的棘突部位存在放射性药物摄取增加的区域。88匹马进行了前肢近节指骨的闪烁扫描。同样，99匹马进行了后肢近节指骨的闪烁扫描，可用于评估的近节指骨闪烁扫描图有374张。其中155张闪烁扫描图存在放射性药物摄取增加的区域。99匹马进行了跗关节闪烁扫描，可用于评估的关节闪烁扫描图有198张。其中85张存在放射性药物摄取增加的区域。总体而言，834个放射性药物摄取增加的区域中，有214个与跛行明确相关。
本研究结果表明，跳跃对马的骨骼产生独特的压力。本研究中确定的放射性药物摄取增加的独特模式表明，用于跳跃的马可能比赛马更容易在特定部位发生骨科疾病。
