By Alvarado, M. and Cruz, R. and Garcia, D. and Jimenez, U. and Pino, D. and Sanchez, A., Revista Cientifica, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad del Zulia, 1998
Description
A dorso-ventral radiograph of the foot was taken in 29 cattle, >1 year old, with foot diseases and the radiographic and clinical diagnoses were compared. The commonest clinical diagnoses were: false sole (25%), sole ulcer (18%), and callus or interdigital hyperplasia (16%). Commonest radiographic diagnoses were: osteomyelitis of the 3rd phalange (31%), interdigital abscess (20%) and osteonecrosis of the 3rd phalange (14%). A correlation was found between callus or interdigital hyperplasia and interdigital abscess (r=0.70); ulcer of the axial wall and osteomyelitis of the 3rd phalange (r=0.39); abaxial wall lesions and osteolysis of the 3rd phalange (r=0.55); necrosis of the axial wall and osteonecrosis of the 3rd phalange (r=0.41); callus or interdigital hyperplasia and fractures (r=0.53); scissor foot and inflammation of the axial wall (r=0.41); callus or interdigital hyperplasia with interdigital inflammation (r=037)
A dorso-ventral radiograph of the foot was taken in 29 cattle, >1 year old, with foot diseases and the radiographic and clinical diagnoses were compared. The commonest clinical diagnoses were: false sole (25%), sole ulcer (18%), and callus or interdigital hyperplasia (16%). Commonest radiographic diagnoses were: osteomyelitis of the 3rd phalange (31%), interdigital abscess (20%) and osteonecrosis of the 3rd phalange (14%). A correlation was found between callus or interdigital hyperplasia and interdigital abscess (r=0.70); ulcer of the axial wall and osteomyelitis of the 3rd phalange (r=0.39); abaxial wall lesions and osteolysis of the 3rd phalange (r=0.55); necrosis of the axial wall and osteonecrosis of the 3rd phalange (r=0.41); callus or interdigital hyperplasia and fractures (r=0.53); scissor foot and inflammation of the axial wall (r=0.41); callus or interdigital hyperplasia with interdigital inflammation (r=037)
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