Day: December 19, 2007

By: Nancy S. Loving, DVM December 16 2007, Article # 10992 Sue Dyson, VetMB, PhD, FRCVS, head of clinical orthopedics at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England, discussed a variety of lesions in the carpal region (knee) of the non-racehorse at the AAEP Focus seminar in Ft. Collins, Colo., on July 31, 2007. She prefaced her presentation by saying lesions in this area can be quite challenging to identify. One common injury is that of the superficial flexor tendon (SDFT), usually in older competition horses aged 12-15 years. She noted that an abnormality is not always