desmitis

Some occurrences of Desmitis may be difficult to detect because the ligament is deep within tissue.

Desmitis is inflammation of a ligament.

Over time, this damage leads to inflammation of the tendons (tendinitis) and ligaments (desmitis).

Desmitis occurs most often when a horse overstrides, which causes a sprain (tear).

Scintigraphy (bone scan) can help to differentiate between suspensory origin desmitis and bone spavin.

Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) is a similar condition seen in many breeds of horses.

Tendons and fetlock are in an increased tension at all times, so the horse is predisposed to injury to the suspensory (desmitis) and sesamoid bones.

Injury to the deep digital flexor tendon as a cause of curb is less common, and collateral ligament desmitis in the tarsocrural joint is uncommon.

The Akhal-Teke is one of several breeds that is prone to Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD)

Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) is a connective tissue disorder akin to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome now being researched in all breeds of horse, but was originally notated in the Peruvian Paso.

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.

Curb, or tarsal plantar desmitis, is traditionally considered a sprain of the plantar ligament, which runs down the back of the hock, serving functionally as a tension band connecting the calcaneus, the fourth tarsal bone and the fourth metatatarsal bone.