Sesamoide distal multipartido associado à síndrome do navicular em equino: relato de caso.

Abstract

Navicular syndrome remains one of the most controversial and common causes of equine lameness. One of the main and also quite unusual consequences is the navicular fracture, which is rarely reported but known to have congenital or traumatic origin. The aim of this paper is to report a condition of bilateral multipartal distal sesamoid-associated navicular syndrome in a vaquejada horse attended at the Hopital Veterinary of the Federal University of Paraíba, in Areia-PB. Radiographic findings of the complementary examination requested after clinical examination of the thoracic limbs revealed the presence of vertical radiolucent lines dividing the navicular into three fragments, suggesting tripartite navicular, radiolucent and enthesophyte areas at the lateral extremities with remodeling of the navicular bone, suggesting navicular syndrome. It is concluded that radiographic examination is essential for diagnosis even in the early stages of distal sesamoid disease and that it includes advantages such as speed of execution and low cost to the owner.