Posted 2017-10-02 1:46 PM Subject: RE: anyone dealt weith a bone cyst?
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Posts: 928 Location: Northern CA
Currently have a two year old with a severe bone cyst in his stifle, with associated cartilage damage. Very reputable lameness/performance vet has recommneded putting him down, he has done multiple procedures and therapies on these types of cases with little to no results. He did say that with a year turned out he may make a trail/ranch horse, but not being broke, it is not very likely. I hope for you that a hock has a different prognosis.
Posted 2017-10-02 2:08 PM Subject: RE: anyone dealt weith a bone cyst?
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Location is HUGE on a cyst- stifles are the worst because they usually are in a high-friction area and it will cause a lot of pain. That being said, we used to do a lot of surgeries on horses with stifle cysts; vet would dig the cyst out with a scope and inject stem cells. Some were successful, others weren't. A well known breeder gave my boss (vet) a nice yearling stud colt cuz he had a cyst in his stifle. Boss did the surgery and he was sound up until heavy training his 4 year old year. Hocks usually have a better prognosis if they are in the lower joint because there is little movement. If it's upper joint then you are probablyin the same prognosis as a stifle:/
Posted 2017-10-02 8:31 PM Subject: RE: anyone dealt weith a bone cyst?
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Posts: 1409 Location: Oklahoma
lopnaround - 2017-10-02 2:08 PM
Location is HUGE on a cyst- stifles are the worst because they usually are in a high-friction area and it will cause a lot of pain. That being said, we used to do a lot of surgeries on horses with stifle cysts; vet would dig the cyst out with a scope and inject stem cells. Some were successful, others weren't. A well known breeder gave my boss (vet) a nice yearling stud colt cuz he had a cyst in his stifle. Boss did the surgery and he was sound up until heavy training his 4 year old year. Hocks usually have a better prognosis if they are in the lower joint because there is little movement. If it's upper joint then you are probablyin the same prognosis as a stifle:/
It is high in the tibia Thanks to all never dealt with this or heard of this. Always learning something new! Sometimes I want to quit learning! lol
anyone dealt weith a bone cyst?
