Korean J Vet Res.  2011 Dec;51(4):297-301.

Rate of return to race after arthroscopic surgeries in Thoroughbred racehorses (2005~2010)

• Yang J
• Lim YK

Abstract

The racehorses that under arthroscopic surgery due to be injured his limbs were studied during exercise or training at Busan Race Park from 2005 to 2010. Rate of arthroscopic surgical treatments was 1.4% (63/4,642). Affected bones were radius, radial carpal bone, third carpal bone, proximal phalanx, third metacarpal bone, femur, tibia, proximal sesamoid bone and intermediate carpal bone. The lesions were fracture, chip fracture, slap fracture, osteochonrosis, and osteochondrotitis dissencans. Number of patients under arthroscopic surgery were 63. Success horses of returned to racetrack or tried to return to racetrack were 58, and 5 horses were in training or resting at the time of publication. Success horses of returned to their previous use in the patients were 49 horses (84.4%) and no returned to the racetrack were 9 horses (15.6%) in 58 horses.

Keyword

arthroscopic surgery; Busan Race Park; rate of return to race; Thoroughbred racehorse

MeSH Terms

Arthroscopy
Carpal Bones
Continental Population Groups
Extremities
Femur
Horses
Humans
Publications
Radius
Sesamoid Bones
Tibia