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Warmblood yearling presented with an injury at the left tarsal joint. (Bone Window, Sagittal Plane)

Bone window, frontal: new bone formation and lytic lesions in talus and central tarsal bone

Bone window, transverse: new bone formation and lytic lesions in talus and central tarsal bone

Soft tissue window, frontal: severe desmopathy and enthesopathy of the medial collateral ligament

Soft tissue window, sagittal: severe enthesopathy of the pars tibiocalcanea of the medial collateral ligament
Diagnosis
Massive traumatic bone lesions in the left talocrural joint with lytic lesion in the adjacent joint surfaces.
In addition, however, there is severe desmopathy and enthesopathy of the medial collateral ligament. The CT images show severe longitudinal tears and fibrillations in both the long and short parts of this ligament. The short part (pars tibiocalcanea) is partially ruptured.

The 3D reconstruction shows a cartilage lesion progressing toward osteoarthritis of the elbow joint.

Severe subchondral lytic bone lesion in proximo-medial radius surrounded by severe sclerosis

Isolated small bone fragment and cyst-like bone lesions in palmar aspect of elbow joint

Periosteal bone formation proximal radial bone
Diagnosis
Chronic osteoarthritis of the right elbow joint and destructive bone reactions with a small bone fragment related to the syndesmosis of the radius and ulna.

3D reconstruction of the cervical spine in a horse with mild, inconsistent bilateral forelimb lameness of unclear origin.

Bone window, sagittal image: discopathy with mineralization and protrusion of the intervertebral disc between C4/C5

Soft tissue window, sagittal image: discopathy with mineralization and protrusion of the intervertebral disc between C4/C5

Bone window, axial image at the level of C2/3

Bone window, coronal image at the level of the cranial neck

Bone window, sagittal image: arthropathy of the left facet joint with a isolated bone fragment C2/C3
Diagnosis
The CT images describe an arthropathy of the left facet joint between C2 and 3 which is related to an isolated bone fragment at the left cranial articular process of C3. Arthroscopic removal of such fragments has been described recently. Just like the easily recognizable discopathy, the evaluation of the clinical significance of these findings is difficult. However, these changes are frequently found in so-called “poor performance” cases.

10 yo showjumper, 2/5 left front lameness straight line, 3/5 on left circle, mild improvement after DIP joint block, positive abaxial nerve block

Bone window, axial: contrast medium in the lesions of the collateral ligament lesion of the DIP joint

Soft tissue window, frontal: contrast medium in a longitudinal split lesion of the medial collateral ligament of the DIP joint.
Diagnosis
CT images present a desmopathy of the medial collateral ligament of the DIP joint
The lesion can already be clearly seen on the soft tissue images without contrast.
Intra-articular application of contrast agent improves visualization and may be helpful in smaller lesions.

Bone window, sagittal image, irregular palmar contour MC III, mineralization HSL

Soft tissue window– transversal – comparison left right front– severe core lesion and hypertrophy left high suspensory ligament

Soft tissue window – transversal – hypertrophy and mineralization left HSL

Soft tissue window, sagittal image, core lesion, hypertrophy and mineralization HSL
Diagnosis
Chronic enthesopathy and desmopathy in the origin of the high suspensory ligament with obvious sclerotic and lytic and proliferative reactions of the third metacarpal bone. Severe core lesion in the HSL with chronic mineralization.

Fetlock joint, sagittal slice of a contrast study in the bone window – The contrast agent is embedded in the cartilage lesions. In this case there are both partial thickness and full-thickness-lesions

Fetlock joint, coronal slice of a contrast study in the bone window – CT arthrography (standing) of the non weight bearing limbs enables separation of both articular surfaces and shows multiple lesions of varying depth. Diagnosis of an osteoarthritis in the fetlock

Hoof, coronal slice of a contrast study in the bone window – At the level of the navicular bone an insertional tendinopathy in the medial branch of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) can be detected

Hoof, coronal slice in bone window: contrast medium within a lesion of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) at its insertion on the distal phalanx (P3).

Hoof, coronal slice of a native scan in the soft tissue window: Insertional tendinopathy of the medial branch of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT)

Hoof, axial slice in the soft tissue window: Dorsal border split in the medial branch of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) at the level of the flexor surface of the navicular bone

Hoof, transverse slice of a native scan in the soft tissue window: Multiple longitudinal lesions in both branches of the DDFT at the level of the navicular bone with contrast accumulation, accompanied by a cortical defect on the palmar flexor surface of the navicular bone

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