Leist (horse disease)

Bones on the fetlock bone of the horse are referred to as Leist .

With excessive stress, a periosteum inflammation forms at the attachment points of tendons and articular ligaments on the fetlock , which leads to bone formation ( exostosis ) at these points in the event of chronic disease (periostitis ossificans) . The formations at the attachment points of the oblique sesamoid ligaments, the lateral and central coronary joint ligaments, and the lateral ligaments of the coronary joint are referred to as the formations. The changes are not always visible or palpable, seldom cause lameness and are occasionally recorded as an incidental finding during a radiological examination.

If Leist is the cause of lameness, which can be determined by diagnostic anesthesia , therapy consists of stable rest and local administration of anti-inflammatory drugs ( anti-inflammatory drugs , DMSO ). Horseshoeing to relieve the burden and a break can bring relief. Medicines that stimulate blood circulation are used in a well-advanced, chronic disease process.

literature

• Hanns-Jürgen Wintzer: Periostitis ossificans. In: Hanns-Jürgen Wintzer (Ed.): Diseases of the horse. 2nd edition, Verlag Parey, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-8263-3031-5 , pp. 347-348.

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