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Volume 8, Issue 4 (Suppl) J Vet Sci Technol, an open access journal
ISSN: 2157-7579 Veterinary 2017
September 04-05, 2017
September 04-05, 2017 | Paris, France
7th International Veterinary Congress
Sonographic findings in horses affected with tendinopathies and associated soft tissue injuries of
various joints, from Lahore, Pakistan
Shehla Gul Bokhari, Saima Masood, Azmat Ullah, Sadaf Aslam, Aamir Noor and Umair Israr
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
In this study, tendinopathies and other soft tissue injuries were assessed in horses, in Lahore, Pakistan. Forty-eight horses
were randomly selected and divided into three equal groups (n=16) i.e. Group A (Race), Group B (Polo) and Group C
(Draft-purpose); each group was further subdivided into two equal sub-groups i.e. sound (n=8) and unsound (n=8). Soft tissue
structures from various joints including elbow, carpus, fetlock, stifle, hock, and flexor tendons were scanned based on various
sonographic parameters, including echogenicity, fiber alignment, severity of injury, soundness via ultrasound and the degree
of prognosis, respectively. The results showed that echogenicity of lesions was highly significant (P≤0.014) in Groups A and B.
Fiber alignment was also highly significant for Group B (Polo), followed by Group A (Race Horses), and significant for Group
C (Draft-purpose). Severity of injury was highly significant (P≤0.003) for both Groups A and C. Soundness via ultrasound
was highly significant for all three groups (P≤0.002 for Race and Polo, and (P≤0.012 for Draft Purpose); whereas status of
prognosis was highly significant for Group A (P≤0.001), followed by Groups B and C (P≤0.006). Conclusively, injuries were
more pronounced in Race horses, followed by Polo horses and subsequently Draft purpose horses.
Biography
Shehla Gul Bokhari is a PhD in Veterinary Small Animal Surgery. She additionally has expertise in small animal ultrasonography. She is the first one to launch
equine tendon sonography in Pakistan. She holds 13 years of teaching, clinical and research experience. Currently, she works as Assistant Professor, at the Pet
Hospital of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Shehla Gul Bokhari et al., J Vet Sci Technol 2017, 8:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579-C1-024