Info about removal of manica flexoria & annular ligament cut

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Just wanted to hear from anyone who has had the above done on their horses - my mare was operated on last Wednesday.

She was found to have 2 tears to the manica flexoria and so that was removed and her annular ligament was also cut.

She seemed very bright and breezy when I picked her up last Thurs and she had bute twice a day until Sunday night. She looked pretty good walking about in the yard. However now she looks quite lame especially when on the turn in her stable. I have changed her bandage twice and the leg doesn't look infected - I think it looks quite good.

Vet coming out tomorrow night to cast his eye over it and give me more vet supplies for more bandage changes.

I guess I really want to know how other horses looked a few days after the op and when off the bute. Is it normal for her to be far lamer than she was before she went for the op? I assumed that it was a fairly standard operation and I guess I assumed she wouldn't be in too much pain as it was all done by keyhole. She only has 4 stitches in her leg.

The general plan is stitches out next Thurs (2 weeks since Op), turn out in small yard/pen at 3 weeks and ridden walk starting at 6 weeks.

If anyone else has had this done, I'd love to hear about it (even if just to put my mind at rest).
 
I don't want to alarm you but a horse stabled on the yard I used to be on had an op on her annular ligament in both hinds. All seemed to be going OK until about 10 days after op when she presented very lame in just one hind.
She was rushed back into 'horsepital' and diagnosed with infection in her tendon sheath. Back into surgery for the tendon sheath to be flushed and quite a few days of antibiotics she was finally allowed home but it was touch and go at one point.
Maybe its worth speaking to your vet just to be on the safe side.
 
Vet came out this morning - I rang him at 7.15 a.m as was rather concerned. We took the bandage off and it appears that she's got a bandage rub or had a reaction to something as her skin has gone all scabby and red.

Still no temperature and she did seem better once rebandaged. He didn't think it was infected given the level of lameness and no temperature. But I am keeping a serious eye on her - back on the bute and vet coming back to rebandage at next bandage change. Fingers crossed.
 
Hiya, I know this is an old post, but just wondering how it all turned out in the end? My vet wants to do surgery on my mares manica flexoria, and I'm terrified, mostly of the GA, but hadn't got as far as thinking about risk of infection yet..
 
Kazza777 said:
Hiya, I know this is an old post, but just wondering how it all turned out in the end? My vet wants to do surgery on my mares manica flexoria, and I'm terrified, mostly of the GA, but hadn't got as far as thinking about risk of infection yet..
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My old girl had surgery to tidy up tears on her manica flexoria a couple of years ago. like you I was terrified by the GA but she came through it fine and the recovery was pretty straightforward - they gave her a HA injection and that did make her quite lame, apparently that can happen. But a few more days in the box and some danilon took care of that.
The surgery was fairly successful - I was glad they did it because once they got in they found more damage than was suggested on the US. So if we had gone with a conservative approach she would definitely have got worse. As it was she came back to full work but reinjured within 12 months and I have now retired her. I am glad we did the surgery though. She's lived out 24/7 for the last 18 months and is 100% sound whizzing round the field now.
 
Hiya, thanks for your reply. I'm sure mine is loving thinking that she's retired, but she loves hacking, so even if I could get her back out for little hacks.. Did she reinjure with the same injury?
 
yes it was the same injury unfortunately, but it has settled well with time and tbh I am sure she would stand up to quiet-ish hacking now. but she's 22 so I decided not to bother trying any longer - last 5 years or so were plagued with various different injuries and we both got utterly sick of box rest. I decided if she could stay sound in the field then i'd leave her to it, and she has :)
 
Oh bless her! That's my other option.. retire her, and she may or may not come sound, but they said with work would probably go lame again. They said they would removeit with surgery, so I assume it would become a weakness.. but I'm not sure what it's job is..
 
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