Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy is a disease affecting the temporohyoid joint in equids caused by local inflammation and/or degeneration, leading to neurological deficits ranging from mild signs that affect performance to significant, acute neurological deficits such as facial nerve paralysis or vestibular signs....
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No actionable change for human audiology practice; this is a veterinary surgical outcomes study with no direct clinical implication for human hearing or vestibular care.
Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy in equids causes vestibular and facial nerve dysfunction analogous to some human conditions; long-term surgical outcome data may have limited translational interest for researchers studying related bony pathologies.
- 01Retrospective study of 33 equids undergoing ceratohyoidectomy for temporohyoid osteoarthropathy.
- 02Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy causes bony fusion near the ear, leading to vestibular signs and facial nerve deficits in horses.
- 03Ceratohyoidectomy (removal of a throat bone) is intended to reduce mechanical stress on the affected joint.
- 04Long-term outcomes were assessed, though retrospective design limits causal inference.
- 05Published in Animals (Basel); findings are specific to equine veterinary medicine.
Ceratohyoidectomy provides acceptable long-term outcomes for management of temporohyoid osteoarthropathy in equids.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42588956
- DOI
- 10.3390/ani16152318.
- Journal
- Animals (Basel)
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 33
- Population
- 33 equids with unilateral or bilateral temporohyoid osteoarthropathy
- Intervention
- Ceratohyoidectomy (surgical removal of the ceratohyoid bone)
Primary outcomes
Long-term surgical outcome; Resolution or improvement of vestibular and facial nerve signs