Thermographic Assessment of Extremity Temperature Alterations of Cases with Bucked Shin Complex, Splints, Carpal Osteoarthritis and Sesamoiditis in Sport Horses

Abstract

This study was aimed to describe the extremity temperature alterations of horses with bucked shin complex, splints, carpal osteoarthritis and sesamoiditis. In this study, 27 race horses with different breed (24 Arabian, three Thoroughbred), sex (23 males, four mares) and age (avg. 3.5-year-old) were used. After thermographic and clinical examinations, cases with existence of inflammation were subjected to radiographic examination. Clinical, radiographic and thermographic findings revealed that five horses had carpal osteoarthritis, two horses had bucked shin complex, 13 horses had splints, and seven cases had sesamoiditis. Medial aspects of carpus were 3-4˚C heater in carpal osteoarthritis cases compared to those of healthy carpus of same horses. The thermographic examination of bucked shin complex revealed that in Grade 1 (n=1), there was a hot spot in dorsal aspect of metacarpus and these spots had 4˚C higher temperature than that of normal control limb. The medial aspects of metacarpus was 1-2˚C warmer in splint cases compared to limb without lesions. The medial aspect of sesamoid bone was 6-7˚C warmer in medial sesamoiditis cases compared to normal limbs. In conclusion, the temperature of extremity tends to increase on the affected region where the orthopaedic problem exists. Because thermography shows the localization of inflammation, it could be used as a supportive diagnostic method in orthopaedic problems of race horses which come out with inflammation.

Keywords

• Bucked shin complex
• osteoarthritis
• sesamoiditis
• splints
• thermography

Spor Atlarında Sesamoiditis, Karpal Osteoartritis, Süro ve Sorşin Olgularında Ekstremite Sıcaklık Değişimlerinin Termografik Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma sesamoiditis, karpal osteoartritis, süro ve sorşinli atların ekstremitelerindeki sıcaklık değişimlerini tanımlamayı amaçladı. Bu çalışmada, farklı ırk (24 Arap, üç İngiliz), cinsiyet (23 erkek, dört dişi) ve yaşta (ortalama üç buçuk yaş) 27 yarış atı kullanıldı. Termografik ve klinik muayene sonrasında, yangının mevcut olduğu olgularda radyografikmuayene gerçekleştirildi. Klinik, radyografik ve termografik muayeneler sonucunda yedi olguya sesamoiditis, 13 olguya süro, iki olguya sorşin ve beş olguya karpal osteoartritis tanısı konuldu. Karpal osteoartritis olgularında aynı atın normal karpus’u ile karşılaştırıldığında, karpus’un medial yüzünde 3-4˚C’lik sıcaklık artışı belirlendi. Birinci derece Sorşin tanısı konulan olguda metacarpus’un dorsal yüzünde sıcak bir nokta vardı ve bu noktalar normal bacakla kıyaslandığında 4˚C daha sıcaktı. Süro tanısı konulan olgularda normal bacakla karşılaştırıldığında metacarpus’un medial yüzünde 1-2˚C’lik sıcaklık artışı görüldü. Medial sesamoiditis olgularında sesamoid kemiğin medial yüzünden alınan sıcaklık normal bacaktan 6-7˚C daha yüksekti. Sonuç olarak, ekstremite bölge sıcaklıları ortopedik problemin lokalize olduğu etkilenen bölge üzerinde artış gösterir. Termografi yangının lokalizasyonunu gösterdiğinden, yarış atlarının yangıyla ilişkili ortopedik problemlerinde yardımcı bir tanı yöntemi olarak kullanılabilir.

Keywords

• Osteoartritis
• sesamoiditis
• sorşin
• süro
• termografi

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