SURGICAL REMOVAL OF AN OSTEOCHONDRAL FRAGMENT FROM THE SUPRAGLENOID NOTCH

A shoulder joint lameness was diagnosed in the right front limb of an 18-month-old mixed breed filly. An osseous fragment was found after ra diography of the shoulder at the cranial aspect of the supraglenoid no tch. An arthrotomy was performed and the fragment was removed. Histopa thologic examination of the tissues could not explain for certain the etiology of the fragment. Surgical removal of the fragment resulted in uneventful recovery from lameness and 19 months after surgery the hor se remained free of lameness and was in a training program.