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COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on mental health, both in the general population and psychiatric patients. Little is known about the difference between these two populations in perceiving the pandemic as a traumatic event. The aim of the study was to compare psychiatric patients and healthy controls (HC) in terms of change over time of post-traumatic (PTSD) symptoms. Demographic and clinical variables were collected. Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R) scores were registered at T1 as lockdown period (March–April 2020) and T2 as restarting (May–June 2020). Descriptive analyses and linear regression models were performed. A total of 166 outpatients and 57 HC were recruited. Time (F = 15.76; p < 0.001) and diagnosis (F = 4.94; p < 0.001) had a significant effect on the change of IES-R scores, which resulted T1 > T2 (p < 0.001), except for subjects affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Overall, IES-R scores were < in patients than in HC (p = 0.02), particularly in the schizophrenia (SKZ) subgroup (p < 0.001). IES-R scores of subjects with personality disorders (PDs) resulted to be > HC, although not statistically significant. The lockdown period was perceived as more traumatic than the reopening phase by both groups, with the exception of OCD patients, probably because of the clinical worsening associated with the urge of control against risks of contamination. Overall, HC reported more PTSD symptoms than psychiatric patients did, particularly SKZ ones. PD patients, in contrast, may be more vulnerable to PTSD symptoms probably as a result of poor coping skills. Together with OCD patients, subjects with PDs may need closer monitoring during the different phases of the pandemic. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04694482 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary: A 9‐year‐old 390 kg games pony presented with acute onset of grade 5/5 (AAEP) right hindlimb (RH) lameness. During clinical examination, the source of lameness was localised to the tarsal region. Radiographic examination identified a closed, simple, nondisplaced, incomplete fracture of the calcaneal shaft. The pony was initially treated with box rest; however, despite an initial good response, the horse re‐presented with a grade 5/5 (AAEP) RH lameness, 2 weeks after initial presentation. The decision was made to treat the fracture using a tarsal sleeve cast extending from mid‐third of the tibia/crus to the level of distal metatarsus. The cast was replaced every 2 weeks and maintained for a total of 8 weeks. After cast removal, the horse was kept on strict box rest for 3 weeks. After discharge from the hospital, in‐hand walking exercise from the stable was commenced and gradually increased over a 4‐week period. The horse was then gradually reintroduced to small paddock turnout exercise for eight further weeks. The horse was able to return to full athletic function. Conservative treatment using a tarsal sleeve cast should be considered only in horses presenting an incomplete nondisplaced fracture of the calcaneal shaft. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary: Definitive diagnosis of a deep digital flexor tendon insertional lesion within the right fore foot was made by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination and the lesion subsequently treated by injection with platelet‐rich plasma. MRI was used to guide positioning of the needle to achieve highly accurate injection. The volume injected was found to approximate the calculated lesion volume. On the basis of experience with this case, MRI‐guided injection of insertional deep digital flexor tendon lesions of the foot of horses under general anaesthesia is practicable. This technique is likely to be more accurate than the other techniques described (computed tomography, ultrasonography) and carries no risk of exposure to radiation (radiography). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]