Rupture of the Gastrocnemius Muscle in Neonatal Thoroughbred Foals: A Report of Three Cases

Rupture of the gastrocnemius muscle is occasionally found in neonatal foals associated with dystocia and assisted delivery. In this report, 3 cases of gastrocnemius muscle disruption in newborn Thoroughbred foals (6, 5 and 2 days old) are reported. In all cases, the foals were presented with inabili...

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Main Authors: SATO, Fumio, SHIBATA, Ryo, SHIKICHI, Mitsumori, ITO, Katsumi, MURASE, Harutaka, UENO, Takanori, FURUOKA, Hidehumi, YAMADA, Kazutaka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190065/