Stringhalt digital flexor. The location of neuromuscular lesions in Australian stringhalt may be explained by the susceptibility of longer, larger myelinated nerve fibres to injury. Regenerating nerve fibres with disproportionately thin myelin sheaths are more common in the proximal parts of affected nerves in horses with Australian stringhalt. Distal axonopathy occurs most severely in the longest nerve in the horse. The cause for this distal axonopathy remains unknown. Horses affected with this condition rarely recover without surgical intervention, although there have been some instances where horses have recovered without treatment. The recovery time in affected horses can range from three months
Diastrophic dysplasia child born with the disorder. The parents of a child with an autosomal recessive disorder are usually not affected by the disorder. Diastrophic dysplasia affects about one in 100,000 births. "This article incorporates some public domain text from The U.S. National Library of Medicine" Diastrophic dysplasia Diastrophic dysplasia (DTD) is an autosomal recessive dysplasia which affects cartilage and bone development. ("Diastrophism" is a general word referring to a twisting.) Diastrophic dysplasia is due to mutations in the "SLC26A2" gene. Affected individuals have short stature with very short arms and legs and joint problems that restrict mobility. This condition is also