TY - JOUR
T1 - Normal Radiographic Anatomy of the Donkey Foot from Birth to 2 Years of Age
AU - Van Thielen, B.
AU - Pestieau, Pierre
AU - Van Der Strieckt, A
AU - Willekens, Inneke
AU - Busoni, V
AU - Verhelle, Filip
AU - Goossens, Peter
AU - Delperdange, P
AU - De Mol, G
AU - Jacqmot, O.
AU - Kichouh, Mimoun
AU - Buls, Nico
AU - De Mey, Johan
PY - 2015/9/6
Y1 - 2015/9/6
N2 - Normal radiographic anatomy of the juvenile donkey foot has not been reported previously. To provide a radiographic survey of the anatomical development of the donkey foot from 0 to 2 years of age. Radiographic survey. The right front foot of 9 donkey foals born in the spring of 2012, housed and fed in the same conditions, were radiographed every month for the first 6 months of age and every 3 months for the following 18 months. Latero-medial radiographs with and without barium markers at the coronary band and anterior-posterior radiographs of both front feet were obtained during weightbearing. Radiographs were obtained at 55 kV and 3 mAs with mobile x-ray equipment (Gierth RHF 200 ML, Examion DR810). The distal physis of the metacarpus (McIII) was closed at the mean age of 17.8 months (SD: 11.5, 21). The proximal physis of the proximal phalanx was closed at the mean age of 15.5 months (SD: 11.5, 21). The distal physis appeared as a clear radiolucent line at 2 weeks of age and was still visible subtly at 24 months. The proximal physis of the middle phalanx was closed at the mean age of 10.7 months (SD: 11.5, 19). The distal physis was visible at birth but closed at 4 days. Based on our results, it seems that physes close at an older age in the donkey foal than in the horse. Ethical animal research: The study was approved by the Ethics committee of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium. (VUB/14-272-2). Owners gave informed consent for their horses' inclusion in the study. Source of funding: The authors acknowledge Vtrade Belgium for the logistic assistance. Competing interests: None declared
AB - Normal radiographic anatomy of the juvenile donkey foot has not been reported previously. To provide a radiographic survey of the anatomical development of the donkey foot from 0 to 2 years of age. Radiographic survey. The right front foot of 9 donkey foals born in the spring of 2012, housed and fed in the same conditions, were radiographed every month for the first 6 months of age and every 3 months for the following 18 months. Latero-medial radiographs with and without barium markers at the coronary band and anterior-posterior radiographs of both front feet were obtained during weightbearing. Radiographs were obtained at 55 kV and 3 mAs with mobile x-ray equipment (Gierth RHF 200 ML, Examion DR810). The distal physis of the metacarpus (McIII) was closed at the mean age of 17.8 months (SD: 11.5, 21). The proximal physis of the proximal phalanx was closed at the mean age of 15.5 months (SD: 11.5, 21). The distal physis appeared as a clear radiolucent line at 2 weeks of age and was still visible subtly at 24 months. The proximal physis of the middle phalanx was closed at the mean age of 10.7 months (SD: 11.5, 19). The distal physis was visible at birth but closed at 4 days. Based on our results, it seems that physes close at an older age in the donkey foal than in the horse. Ethical animal research: The study was approved by the Ethics committee of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium. (VUB/14-272-2). Owners gave informed consent for their horses' inclusion in the study. Source of funding: The authors acknowledge Vtrade Belgium for the logistic assistance. Competing interests: None declared
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.12486_29/epdf
M3 - Meeting abstract (Journal)
SN - 0425-1644
VL - 47
SP - 13
EP - 13
JO - Equine Veterinary Journal
JF - Equine Veterinary Journal
T2 - British Equine Veterinary Association Congress
Y2 - 9 September 2015 through 12 October 2015
ER -