Diagnosis and surgical management of a subchondral bone cyst within the intermediate tubercle of the humerus in a horse

abstract

• The case of a horse with a subchondral bone cyst in the lateral slope of the intermediate humeral tubercle is presented. Diagnosis was complicated by the unusual location and subsequent challenge in imaging the cyst. Endoscopic debridement resulted in a good outcome.

published proceedings

• EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION

author list (cited authors)

• Arnold, C. E., Chaffin, M. K., Honnas, C. M., Walker, M. A., & Heite, W. K.

citation count

• 8

complete list of authors

• Arnold, CE||Chaffin, MK||Honnas, CM||Walker, MA||Heite, WK

publication date

• June 2008

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Equine Veterinary Education  Journal

keywords

• Arthroscopy
• Horse
• Intermediate Tubercle
• Lameness
• Proximal Tibia
• Subchondral Bone Cyst
• Ultrasound

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2746/095777308X295792

start page

• 310

end page

• 315

volume

• 20

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2746/095777308x295792