In-Depth Update on Equine Tendon & Ligament Injuries - Module 6: Palmar/Plantar Tendon & Ligament Injuries of the Metacarpal/Metatarsal Area - Part 3
Species
Equine
Contact Hours
2.5 Hours - RACE Approved
Language
English
Discipline
Orthopaedics
Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy / Physical Therapy
Sports Medicine
Veterinary Partner
Equine
Recorded: April 2021
Part of the Online Lecture Series In-depth Update on Equine Tendon & Ligament Injuries: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis & Management
Module 6: Palmar/Plantar Tendon & Ligament Injuries of the Metacarpal/Metatarsal Area – Part 3
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
Lecture 10 – Suspensory Ligament Injuries
Injuries to the musculus interosseous medius, or suspensory ligament, represent one of the most common soft tissue injuries of the equine musculoskeletal system, especially in sports horses. However, the nature of these injuries varies between the limb and region affected, with corresponding diagnostic and treatment challenges. This webinar will provide a detailed look at these injuries – from overstrain injuries of the body and branches of the suspensory ligament through to more problematical, yet extremely common, pathology involving the proximal suspensory ligament region in the hindlimb with the aim of providing an optimal diagnostic and therapeutic approach for these different injuries.
Roger Smith is Professor of Equine Orthopaedics at the Royal Veterinary College, London, UK. He qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Cambridge University (UK) in 1987, having obtained a First for his undergraduate degree and a Cambridge Blue at swimming. After 2 years in practice, he returned to academia to undertake further clinical training as a Resident in Equine Studies at the Royal Veterinary College. Following his residency, he undertook a 3 year research project culminating in the award of a PhD for his studies on the extracellular matrix of equine tendon.
He remained at the Royal Veterinary College, first as a Lecturer in Equine Surgery, then as Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery before his appointment as Professor in Equine Orthopaedics in December 2003.
He holds the Diploma of Equine Orthopaedics from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in Equine Surgery. He is a Diplomate of the European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is also a Large Animal Associate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
In 2016, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contribution to knowledge and was elected to president of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in July 2017.
He divides his time between running a specialist orthopaedic referral service within the Royal Veterinary College, where he is involved in lameness diagnostics, imaging and orthopaedic surgery, and continuing to direct research into equine tendon disease. His principal research interests are understanding the pathogenesis of tendon disease, diagnostics for tendon and ligament disease, and stem cell therapy for tendons in both horses and humans.
He is married to a medical doctor and has two sons.
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