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A Retrospective Study of the Evolution of Orthopaedic Injuries in 70 Dressage Horses.
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- Evidence for alpha-2-macroglobulin as an orthobiologic osteoarthritis therapy: a narrative review.American journal of veterinary research · 2026Review
- Retrospective Analysis of Suspensory Ligament Branch Injuries in 70 Dressage Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Orthopaedic Injuries in 272 Dressage Horses: A Retrospective Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
There is limited information about the orthopaedic health of dressage horses. This study aimed to document the orthopaedic status, lesion distribution, and evolution of injuries in 70 horses undergoing a minimum of five in-depth orthopaedic assessments at six-months' intervals. Warmblood (70.0%) and Iberian (24.3%) breeds predominated. The median lameness grade at initial examination was 2/5 (interquartile range 2,2; range 0,3). Hypermetria (42.9%) or hypermetria and weakness (12.9%) were observed at the initial examination and did not change over time. Metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joint region injuries (osteoarthritis or suspensory branch injury), 58.6%, predominated at the initial examination; there was a high proportion of persistent or recurrent injuries (90%). Metacarpal/metatarsal region pain (predominantly suspensory desmitis) had a high prevalence at all examinations (24.3-41.4%), and a high proportion of recurrent injury (90%). There was an increase in spinal pain comparing the initial and final examinations (McNemar's
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