Clinical features, treatments and outcomes in 51 <scp>Thoroughbred</scp> racehorses with physeal spikes: A retrospective study (2011–2023)
Background: Physeal spikes or exostosis of the caudal margin of the distal radius commonly occur in young racing Thoroughbreds.They are recognised as one of the main causes of non-septic carpal sheath tenosynovitis.There are limited reports in the literature documenting the outcomes following tenoscopic surgical debridement.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Equine Veterinary Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.70048
- Primary Topic
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00