Jacob's MRI Scan inc pictures

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

So OH finally took a deep breath and paid for Jacob to be MRI scanned-for those not up to speed, Jacob has had ongoing intermittant lameness traced to the coffin joint with nerve blocks. multiple xrays were clear. Tried Steroids, Adequan, Cartrophen, IRAP and arthroscopy operation a year ago tidied damaged cartilage and removed a tiny bone chip but still unsound so he had the last year barefoot in the field.
Even featured in H&H on page 19 of http://gb.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=416105089&o=ext

So he was scanned last Monday and whilst Impar and insertion of DDFT look ok- the collateral ligaments are not all we have left to try is shockwave and another year in the field
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-3PCbo6EF0

Image numbers refer to the top left corner
image 9/24 shows clearly the real cause of his problems- demonic possesion....
image 2/12 and 3/12 show the collateral ligament damage
image 12/24 about halfway- shows clearly the insertion point of the arthroscope last year

 

[Halfstep]

Thanks for sharing these, very interesting for geeks like me. But so sorry to see the damage and that the news wasn't any better

 

[minmax]

How interesting, what a complete pain in the #### for you though. I feel your pain, my 4 yr old is crock with damaged cartilage in stifle. He is a wait and see if he copes with anything, let alone coming sound. Still on boxrest atm.

 

[Marchtime]

So sorry to hear your news, collateral ligament damage is horrible. Jesper was diagnosed at Liphook three years ago now. We tried shock wave and steriod injections and nine months rest. He initially came sound for a year and was a hack/light dressage but unfortunately he retired in February last year due to a mixture of collateral and suspensory problems.
A good farrier is key - some advised us to try the barefoot option but unfortunately it wasn't viable as he has very low lying pedal bones and paper thin soles. It is always worth considering though. One vet also did suggest a neurectomy (sp?) but personally I wouldn't consider it. Sorry to not have a more positive experience to share but there are others out there who have returned to work and the prognosis for this injury is slowly improving.