Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse
Mike W. Ross, DVM, DACVS
Sue J. Dyson, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS
Sue J. Dyson, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS
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- PART I: DIAGNOSIS OF LAMENESS
- Section 1: The Lameness Examination
- Ch1. Lameness Examination: Historical Perspective
- Ch2. Lameness in Horses: Basic Facts Before Starting
- Ch3. Anamnesis (History)
- Ch4. Conformation and Lameness
- Ch5. Observation: Symmetry and Posture
- Ch6. Palpation
- Ch7. Movement
- Ch8. Manipulation
- Ch9. Applied Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System
- Ch10. Diagnostic Analgesia
- Ch11. Neurological Examination and Neurological Conditions Causing Gait Deficits
- Ch12. Unexplained Lameness
- Ch13. Assessment of Acute-Onset, Severe Lameness
- Ch14. The Swollen Limb
- Section 2: Diagnostic Imaging
- Ch15. Radiography and Radiology
- Ch16. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Equine Limb: Technique
- Ch17. Ultrasonographic Examination of Joints
- Ch18. Ultrasonography and Orthopedic (Nonarticular) Disease
- Ch19. Nuclear Medicine
- Ch20. Computed Tomography
- Ch21. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Ch22. Gait Analysis for the Quantification of Lameness
- Ch23. Arthroscopic Examination
- Ch24. Tenoscopy and Bursoscopy
- Ch25. Thermography: Use in Equine Lameness
- Section 1: The Lameness Examination
- PART II: THE FOOT
- Ch26. The Biomechanics of the Equine Limb and Its Effect on Lameness
- Ch27. The Foot and Shoeing
- Ch28. Trauma to the Sole and Wall
- Ch29. Functional Anatomy of the Palmar Aspect of the Foot
- Ch30. Navicular Disease
- Ch31. Fracture of the Navicular Bone and Congenital Bipartite Navicular Bone
- Ch32. Primary Lesions of the Deep Digital Flexor Tendon within the Hoof Capsule
- Ch33. The Distal Phalanx and Distal Interphalangeal Joint
- Ch34. Laminitis
- PART III: THE FORELIMB
- PART IV: THE HINDLIMB
- PART V: THE AXIAL SKELETON
- PART VI: DEVELOPMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE AND LAMENESS
- Ch54. Pathogenesis of Osteochondrosis
- Ch55. The Role of Nutrition in Developmental Orthopedic Disease: Nutritional Management
- Ch56. Diagnosis and Management of Osteochondrosis and Osseous Cystlike Lesions
- Ch57. Physitis
- Ch58. Angular Limb Deformities
- Ch59. Flexural Limb Deformities in Foals
- Ch60. Cervical Stenotic Myelopathy
- PART VII: ARTHRITIS
- Ch61. Osteoarthritis
- Ch62. Markers of Osteoarthritis: Implications for Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of the Pathological Course and Effects of Therapy
- Ch63. Gene Therapy
- Ch64. Models of Equine Joint Disease
- Ch65. Infectious Arthritis and Fungal Infectious Arthritis
- Ch66. Noninfectious Arthritis
- Ch67. Other Joint Conditions
- PART VIII: THE SOFT TISSUES
- Ch68. Pathophysiology of Tendon Injury
- Ch69. Superficial Digital Flexor Tendonitis
- Ch70. The Deep Digital Flexor Tendon
- Ch71. Injuries of the Accessory Ligament of the Deep Digital Flexor Tendon
- Ch72. The Suspensory Apparatus
- Ch73. Clinical Use of Stem Cells, Marrow Components, and Other Growth Factors
- Ch74. Diseases of the Digital Flexor Tendon Sheath, Palmar Annular Ligament, and Digital Annular Ligaments
- Ch75. The Carpal Canal and Carpal Synovial Sheath
- Ch76. The Tarsal Sheath
- Ch77. Extensor Tendon Injury
- Ch78. Curb
- Ch79. Bursae and Other Soft Tissue Swellings
- Ch80. Other Soft Tissue Injuries
- Ch81. Tendon Lacerations
- Ch82. Soft Tissue Injuries of the Pastern
- Ch83. Skeletal Muscle and Lameness
- PART IX: THERAPEUTICS
- PART X: LAMENESS IN THE SPORTS HORSE
- Section 1: Poor Performance
- Section 2: The Racehorse
- Ch99. The Sales Yearling
- Ch100. Pathophysiology and Clinical Diagnosis of Cortical and Subchondral Bone Injury
- Ch101. Bone Biomarkers
- Ch102. The Bucked-Shin Complex
- Ch103. On-the-Track Catastrophes in the Thoroughbred Racehorse
- Ch104. Catastrophic Injuries
- Ch105. Track Surfaces and Lameness: Epidemiological Aspects of Racehorse Injury
- Ch106. The North American Thoroughbred
- Ch107. The European Thoroughbred
- Ch108. The North American Standardbred
- Ch109. The European and Australasian Standardbreds
- Ch110. The Racing Quarter Horse
- Ch111. Lameness in the Arabian Racehorse: Middle East and North America
- Ch112. National Hunt Racehorse, Point to Point Horse, and Timber Racing Horse
- Ch113. The Finnish Horse and Other Scandinavian Cold-Blooded Trotters
- Section 3: Nonracing Sports Horses
- Ch114. Prepurchase Examination of the Performance Horse
- Ch115. Lameness in the Show Hunter and Show Jumper
- Ch116. Lameness in the Dressage Horse
- Ch117. Lameness in the Three Day Event Horse
- Ch118. Lameness in Endurance Horses
- Ch119. Lameness in the Polo Pony
- Ch120. The Western Performance Horse
- Ch121. Walking Horses
- Ch122. Lameness in the American Saddlebred and Other Trotting Breeds with Collection
- Ch123. Lameness in the Arabian and Half-Arabian Show Horse
- Ch124. Lameness in the Driving Horse
- Ch125. Lameness in Draft Horses
- Ch126. Lameness in the Pony
- Ch127. Lameness in Breeding Stallions and Broodmares
- Ch128. Lameness in Foals
- Ch129. Pleasure Riding Horse
- PART I: DIAGNOSIS OF LAMENESS
- Videos
- Normal Gait
- Unilateral Forelimb Lameness
- Bilateral Forelimb Lameness
- Effect of Circling on Forelimb Lameness
- Hindlimb Lameness Without a Head and Neck Nod
- Hindlimb Lameness with an Associated Head and Neck Nod
- Bilateral Hindlimb Lameness
- Effect of Circling on Hindlimb Lameness
- Concurrent Forelimb and Hindlimb Lameness
- Left forelimb and left hindlimb lameness
- Left forelimb and left hindlimb lameness in a Standardbred racehorse
- Left hindlimb and right forelimb lameness causing a "rocking-type" gait
- Left hindlimb and right forelimb lameness in a trotter before and after low plantar diagnostic analgesia
- Bilateral hindlimb and mild forelimb lameness in a Thoroughbred racehorse with mal- or nonadaptive subchondral bone remodeling
- Other Aspects of Hindlimb Lameness
- Neurological Gait Deficits
- Mechanical Gait Deficits
- Esoteric Gait Abnormalities
- Image Collection
- Author Bios
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Ch14. The Swollen Limb
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- Markel M, Wheat J, Jang S: Cellulitis associated with coagulase-positive staphylococci in racehorses: nine cases (1975-1984), J Am Vet Med Assoc 189:1600, 1986. PUBMED Abstract
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