在马中,软角和底深度随着舌头大小和身体状况得分的增加而增加
Alison M Talbot1, Hannah Shanks-Boon1, Christopher M Baldwin1
1University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, UK.
Equine veterinary journal
|January 3, 2025
概括
马的较高的身体状况得分与增加的软 palatus 角度和 basihyoid 深度有关,可能会影响上呼吸道功能. 需要进一步的研究来了解这些发现的临床意义.
科学领域:
- 兽医解剖学 兽医解剖学
- 马类医学 马类医学
- 诊断成像 诊断成像 诊断成像
背景情况:
- 肥胖与人类的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停和狗的胸头阻塞性呼吸道综合征有关.
- 身体状况评分 (BCS) 对马上呼吸道结构的影响仍未得到研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究BCS对舌头测量,软角 (SPA) 和马底骨深度的影响.
- 探索BCS和特定的口腔喉和鼻喉维度之间的潜在相关性.
主要方法:
- 以58匹马的计算机断层扫描 (CT) 图像进行了回顾性,分析性,横截面研究.
- 测量包括头部长度,底皮深度,SPA,舌头区域和舌头的背中高度 (DVH).
- 在CT检查期间分配BCS,并统计分析测量之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 增加的BCS与平均SPA (2.56°) 和中位基状腺深度 (0.246厘米) 的显著增加有关.
- 在对头部长度进行调整后,发现SPA和舌头区域 (r=0.544) 和SPA和舌头DVH (r=0.562到0.690) 之间存在显著的相关性.
- 这些变量与马的性别之间没有发现显著的相关性.
结论:
- 马中BCS升高与SPA和骨骨深度增加相关.
- 更大的舌头测量也与增加的SPA相关.
- 这些发现表明需要进一步研究BCS对马上呼吸道功能临床影响.
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