Any experience of Suspensory surgery that didn't work ?

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My mare had A neurectomy and Faciotomy on both back legs in March for PSD.

The vet came to see her today as she has dropped onto the forehand again and when I lunged her she was disunited and bunny hopping just as she was before the surgery. ( I hadn't lunged her since the surgery unless she was at the vet, and then only in trot )

He said that she is not sound above walk on both back legs and suggested I continue to hack out at walk and he will re check her in 6 weeks.

I am having the face the real possibility that we are one of the 20% where the surgery doesn't work.

Has anyone else had this experience.
 
I feel for you i really do, hope in 6 weeks time all is well. In 6 weeks i have to make the decision as wether or not to have both my boys hind suspensories operated on....this depends on if he has come sound infront! What is the post op treatment for this operation and time frame etc?
 
Purple - sounds like you are in a similar situ to us.

Our boy was having behavioural probs symptoms pointed to sacriolic pain, scan carried out PSD of both hinds diagnosed. Was due to have surgery but following further scan of front feet found oedema and fragmentation of the pedal bone, so Tildren and steroids into bursaries to see if he comes sound in front first, However on interim check he was still lame on near fore, but moving much better behind, interestingly his bottom is also building up so I presume the lack of previously was due to pain?

Meant to say good luck with your outcome, sorry!
 
It depends on your individual vet. Mine was box rest for six weeks, then limited turnout for a month, then riding at walk and so on.

The operation is usually a success, if you search PSD on here there are lots of horses that have resumed full work afterwards. I think we have just been unlucky.
 
When my mare had the operation she had 4 weeks complete box rest and then 4 weeks of walking under saddler (she was really dangerous in hand and the surgeon and I agreed this was the best way) followed by 2 weeks of starting to introduce trot in straight lines and finally turnout in a 'normal' field with company
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Hi, sorry to make a negative post, but my friends horse had suspensory surgery that didn't work, her horses suspensories deteriorated despite having been operated on, and when they re-scanned them they found a massive hole- the ligament was apparently just about to rupture totally.
According to her vets and those at Langfords where he was op'd, her horse was a freak, and it was very rare for a ligament to continue to deteriorate to such an extent. He was a total nightmare for the box rest/ rehab so I'm sure that must have affected the outcome and i'm sure it won't be the case for yours.

Did the vet rescan the ligament when they came out?
 
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