Table 1 Baseline characteristics of horses before and after treatment
Horses | Sex and breed | Diagnosis | AAEP lameness scale (before treatment) | AAEP lameness scale (after treatment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gelding, quarter horse | Middle-carpal joint arthrosis, severe cartilage erosions, and detachment on radial and third carpal bone, radial bone fragments | 3 | 0 |
2 | Male, thoroughbred | Severe cartilage damage to the metacarpal-phalangeal joint, joint space reduction, early signs of bone proliferation associated with degenerative osteoarthritis at early stage | 3 | 0 |
3 | Female, thoroughbred | Cartilage ulcer of the dorsomedial eminence of the first phalanx. Linear erosions of metacarpal condyles. Cartilage thinning | 2 | 1 |