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Arthroscopically guided lag screw fixation of subchondral bone cysts in the medial femoral condyle in Thoroughbred racehorses: description of technique and comparative results.
Veterinary Surgery 2023 June 7
OBJECTIVE: To describe an arthroscopically guided technique for lag screw placement across subchondral bone cyst (SBC) in the medial femoral condyle (MFC) and to compare postoperative racing performance with corticosteroid injection and cyst debridement.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
ANIMALS: One hundred twenty-three horses with 134 MFC SBCs undergoing treatment at a single referral hospital in the UK between January, 2009, and December, 2020.
METHODS: Sex, age, limb affected, radiographic cyst dimensions, preoperative and postoperative lameness, surgical technique (lag screw placement, cyst debridement, intralesional corticosteroid injection), and, where applicable, screw positioning were recorded retrospectively. A ratio was calculated using measurements from preoperative and postoperative radiographs. Outcome was assessed by resolution or improvement in lameness, reduction in cyst size, and starting one race after treatment. Outcome data was compared between treatment groups.
RESULTS: Twenty-six of 45 (57.8%) horses that underwent transcondylar screw placement raced postoperatively, at a median of 403 days between surgery and first postoperative race. There was no difference between treatment groups with regard to racing or preoperative and postoperative lameness. Cysts treated with transcondylar screw placement had a greater reduction in cyst size and a reduced period of convalescence in comparison with those that underwent debridement; the results were similar to those treated by intralesional corticosteroid injection.
CONCLUSION: Postoperative racing rates were similar for all techniques. Convalescence was reduced for lag screw placement and corticosteroid injection compared to debridement.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The arthroscopically guided technique results in radiographically consistent screw placement and cyst engagement and offers a viable alternative to other treatments.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
ANIMALS: One hundred twenty-three horses with 134 MFC SBCs undergoing treatment at a single referral hospital in the UK between January, 2009, and December, 2020.
METHODS: Sex, age, limb affected, radiographic cyst dimensions, preoperative and postoperative lameness, surgical technique (lag screw placement, cyst debridement, intralesional corticosteroid injection), and, where applicable, screw positioning were recorded retrospectively. A ratio was calculated using measurements from preoperative and postoperative radiographs. Outcome was assessed by resolution or improvement in lameness, reduction in cyst size, and starting one race after treatment. Outcome data was compared between treatment groups.
RESULTS: Twenty-six of 45 (57.8%) horses that underwent transcondylar screw placement raced postoperatively, at a median of 403 days between surgery and first postoperative race. There was no difference between treatment groups with regard to racing or preoperative and postoperative lameness. Cysts treated with transcondylar screw placement had a greater reduction in cyst size and a reduced period of convalescence in comparison with those that underwent debridement; the results were similar to those treated by intralesional corticosteroid injection.
CONCLUSION: Postoperative racing rates were similar for all techniques. Convalescence was reduced for lag screw placement and corticosteroid injection compared to debridement.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The arthroscopically guided technique results in radiographically consistent screw placement and cyst engagement and offers a viable alternative to other treatments.
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