Comparison of radiography and computed tomography for identification of third metacarpal structural change and associated assessment of condylar stress fracture risk in Thoroughbred racehorses

• Published in: Equine veterinary journal Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 723 - 736
• Main Authors: Irandoust, Soroush, O'Neil, Linnea M., Stevenson, Christina M., Franseen, Faith M., Ramzan, Pieter H. L., Powell, Sarah E., Brounts, Sabrina H., Loeber, Samantha J., Ergun, David L., Whitton, R. Chris, Henak, Corinne R., Muir, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Animals; condylar stress fracture; digital radiography; Female; fetlock; Forelimb - diagnostic imaging; Fractures, Stress - diagnostic imaging; Fractures, Stress - veterinary; horse; Horse Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Horses - injuries; Male; Metacarpal Bones - diagnostic imaging; Metacarpal Bones - injuries; racing Thoroughbred; Radiography - veterinary; Sensitivity and Specificity; standing computed tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - veterinary; digital radiography; horse; standing computed tomography; condylar stress fracture; fetlock; racing Thoroughbred

Background Catastrophic injury has a low incidence but leads to the death of many Thoroughbred racehorses. Objectives To determine sensitivity, specificity, and reliability for third metacarpal condylar stress fracture risk assessment from digital radiographs (DR) and standing computed tomography (s...