Histologic appearance of axial osteochondral fragments from the proximoplantar/proximopalmar aspect of the proximal phalanx in horses.

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Osteochondral fragments from the axial proximoplantar/proximopalmar region of the proximal phalanx were removed from 38 joints in 30 horses. Ninety-three percent of the horses were Standardbreds, and 28 of the 30 had a low-grade lameness. All but 1 of the horses had hind limb involvement. A total of 43 fragments were removed. Most (71%) of the fragments involved the medial aspect of the joint and had to be dissected from a covering of synovial tissue. Histologically, the circumference of most fragments consisted of a transition zone at the attachment of the joint capsule, a region of nonarticular, non-weight-bearing cartilage, a region where organized, dense connective tissue, presumably remnants of the short sesamoidean ligament were attached, and a region consisting of irregular truncated bony surfaces covered by healing of chronic fracture. There were several areas of degenerate hyaline cartilage, but no areas of normal hyaline cartilage or areas containing related cartilage cores or other evidence of delayed endochondral ossification. Immunohistochemical staining of 4 segments from 1 horse revealed sensory substance P immunoreactive nerves in the fibrous tissue surrounding the bony fragments and within the central cancellous spaces. The histologic appearance suggests that these osteochondral fragments may be a result of fracture, rather than a manifestation of osteochondrosis.

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Nixon, A. J., & Pool, R. R. (1995). Histologic appearance of axial osteochondral fragments from the proximoplantar/proximopalmar aspect of the proximal phalanx in horses. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 207(8), 1076–1080. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.1995.207.08.1076

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