Traumatic Thoracic Supraspinous Bursitis in Horses: Description of a Clinical Case

Authors

  • Juan Estrada M Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Hospital Equino., Costa Rica
  • José Vargas A Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Hospital Equino., Costa Rica
  • Mauricio Arguedas G. Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Hospital Equino., Costa Rica
  • José M. Zeledón G. Finca Paso Hondo, Coronado, Costa Rica
  • Javier Montero U Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Hospital Equino., Costa Rica
  • Manuel Estrada U Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Hospital Equino.

Keywords:

Supraspinous bursitis, comminuted fracture, ostectomy, standing horse, Costa Rica

Abstract

The paper describes a case of traumatic supraspinous bursitis with a comminuted
fracture of thoracic spinous processes T3 to T8 in an equine patient and the techniques used for diagnosis, restriction, sedation, local anesthesia, surgical debridement and partial ostectomy conducted on the standing horse.

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2014-11-15

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Traumatic Thoracic Supraspinous Bursitis in Horses: Description of a Clinical Case. (2014). Ciencias Veterinarias, 30(2), 57-66. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/6325

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Traumatic Thoracic Supraspinous Bursitis in Horses: Description of a Clinical Case. (2014). Ciencias Veterinarias, 30(2), 57-66. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/6325

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