Bipartite distal sesamoid bones in a Holstein-Friesian calf

Vet Rec. 1995 Jul 8;137(2):42-3. doi: 10.1136/vr.137.2.42.

Abstract

Bipartite distal sesamoid bones were observed in the medial digits of both forelimbs of a six-month-old Holstein-Friesian calf. This paper describes the clinical and radiological (including computed tomographic) findings, and the therapy and follow-up of the case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / congenital*
  • Cattle Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cattle Diseases / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foot Diseases / congenital
  • Foot Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Foot Diseases / surgery
  • Foot Diseases / veterinary*
  • Forelimb
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Lameness, Animal / congenital*
  • Lameness, Animal / diagnostic imaging
  • Lameness, Animal / surgery
  • Sesamoid Bones / abnormalities*
  • Sesamoid Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / veterinary