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Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis, commonly called DSLD, also known as equine systemic proteoglycan accumulation (ESPA), is a systemic disease of the connective tissue of the horse and other equines. It is a disorder akin to Ehlers–Danlos syndrome being researched in multiple horse breeds.
In some cases, the callus may place pressure on surrounding soft tissue structures. The callus of a splint bone fracture can push on the adjacent suspensory ligament, leading to lameness from secondary suspensory desmitis. Treatment usually involves the removal of the offending callus.
Desmitis occurs most often when a horse overstrides, which causes a sprain (tear). [72] [73] Some occurrences of desmitis may be difficult to detect because the ligament is deep within tissue. An injury to the collateral ligament of the fetlock predisposes the horse to fetlock luxation, the second most common fatal injury. [74] [75]
The main purpose of the suspensory is to support the fetlock joint, preventing it from overextending. Injury to this ligament is an important cause of lameness in performance horses. The suspensory is a modified muscle, the equine equivalent of the interosseous muscle, which contains both tendon fibers and residual muscle fibers. [1]
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Suspensory ligament of eyeball, also known as Lockwood's ligament; Suspensory ligament of lens, also known as the zonule of Zinn or zonular fibre; Suspensory ligament of ovary; Suspensory ligament of penis; Suspensory ligament of thyroid gland, also known as Berry's ligament; Part of the suspensory apparatus of the leg of a horse. When the leg ...
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