Exposed luxation of tarsometatarsal articulation in the foal: case report

Abstract

The main causes of the withdrawal of athletic horses from sports activities are related to injuries that affect the locomotor system, a fact that locomotor injuries keep more animals from sport when compared to gastric or respiratory changes. And in this device, all structures, such as bones, tendons, joints, are subject to suffering some type of injury, which can result in lameness, which in turn can be associated with several factors such as metabolic dysfunctions, infectious processes, external traumas or genetic alteration. Among locomotor injuries, dislocations are common and care must be taken since they have great degenerative potential for the joint. The present work aims to report a case of a male, mestizo foal, approximately fifteen days old with suspicion of dislocation, where the definitive diagnosis of dislocation of the metatarsal tarsus joint was confirmed through imaging exams. However, even with the supportive treatment with antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, cleaning of the lesion and bandaging, the animal continued to wither and lose weight due to not being able to feed due to the evolution of septicemia, which resulted in septic arthritis. degenerative which led the medical team to opt after authorization from the owner for the euthanasia of the animal. Therefore, early care and diagnosis are of great importance for the success of the treatment, thus avoiding further complications and possible death of the animal