Horses which returned to racing after surgical repair of sesamoid fractures did not show any significant difference in longevity, according to a recent study published in the Equine Veterinary Journal ...

When an equine athlete suffers a sesamoid fracture, the owner will often ask his or her veterinarian that daunting question: "What's his prognosis to return to competition?" A team of researchers ...

The training and racing of 2-year-old Thoroughbreds has always been a source of debate in the racing world due to concerns that exerting young skeletons might make horses more likely to injure ...

Sesamoiditis refers to irritation and inflammation of the tendons surrounding the sesamoid bones. Symptoms can include pain, bruising, swelling, and more. Sesamoid bones are the only bones in the body ...

Q: I started to have pain in the ball of my foot after playing soccer. I thought maybe it was turf toe, but my doctor told me my tendon bone was inflamed. What is a tendon bone? A: Most of the ...

Sesamoids are bones that are connected to muscles by tendons. They differ from most bones in the body, which are connected to each other at joints. Sesamoiditis occurs when the tendons attached to ...