Quantitative comparison of the parameters of the spongious substance of the bilateral proximal phalanx of thoroughbred horses

• Autorzy: Dzierzecka M. , Charuta A. , Czerwinski E. , Majchrzak T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The proximal phalanges, especially those of the thoracic limbs of horses, are the ones most exposed to injuries in the species. Due to unequal loading of the lateral pastern bones resulting from the specific training of racehorses in Poland and from the way races are conducted, the authors of the publication aimed at a detailed quantitative profile based on a radiogram analysis of the lateral proximal phalanges of the thoracic limbs of such horses. It seemed to be interesting also due to the fact that there is hardly any information in literature concerning asymmetry between the lateral long bones in the species. It turned out that the differences concerning the structure of the spongious substance between the bilateral pastern bones in the studied group of horses are not statistically significant. It was also stated that there is a strong positive correlation between the parameters mentioned above as far as the proximal phalanx of the right thoracic limb and the left one were concerned.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 53
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.759-764,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dzierzecka M.

• Department of Morphological Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02–776 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Charuta A.

• Department of Vertebrates Morphology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Podlasie, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

autor

Czerwinski E.

• Department of Bone and Joint Diseases, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Krakow, Poland

autor

Majchrzak T.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

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