Proximal sesamoid bone fatigue in Thoroughbred racehorses is associated with palmar osteochondral disease in the adjacent third metacarpal bone condyle
Abstract Background: Proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) stress fracture is a common catastrophic injury in racing Thoroughbreds that is associated with bone sclerosis and development of focal osteolysis. Standing computed tomography (sCT) enables sensitive identification of these structural changes and associations with other more common fetlock fatigue injury such as palmar/plantar osteochondral…
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