The Equine athlete : tendon, ligament and soft tissue injuries : March 27-30, 1996 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Dubai International Equine Symposium Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Other Authors: Rantanen, Norman W., Hauser, Michael L.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: [Wildomar, Calif.] : Matthew R. Rantanen Design, [1996]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Equine soft tissue injuries associated with racing : descriptive statistics from American racetracks
  • Functional anatomy of tendons and ligaments in the distal limbs (Manus and Pes)
  • The physiology of normal tendon and ligament
  • The pathophysiology of the flexor tendons in the equine athlete
  • Pathologic changes in tendinitis of athletic horses
  • Physical examination of the musculoskeletal system in the quine athlete
  • Neurologic examination of the equine athlete
  • Principles of magnetic resonance, computed tomographic, ultrasonographic and scintigraphic imaging of the soft tissue of horses
  • Alternate methods of soft tissue imaging
  • Emergency evaluation of soft tissue injury
  • Superficial digital flexor tendonitis - long term sonographic and clinical study of racehorses
  • Diagnosis and prognosis of suspensory desmitis
  • Distal sesamoidean ligament injuries and desmitis of the inferior check ligament
  • Ligaments assosciated with joints
  • Ligament injuries of the axial skeleton in the horse : supraspinal and sacroiliac desmopathies
  • Synovitis and other soft tissue injuries of equine joints
  • Diagnosis and prognosis of bursitis
  • Tenosynovitis : diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
  • The horse's back-muscle, soft tissue and skeletal problems - their diagnosis and management
  • Soft tissue injuries of the equine foot
  • Non-orthopedic causes of hind limb lameness
  • Prognosis of synovitis
  • Philosophy of treatment of soft tissue injury
  • Surgical management of tendonitis and desmitis
  • Techniques of physical therapy
  • Present status of the pharmacology of fibrosis and scar contractures
  • The clinical application of scar remodeling in disease states
  • Tendon and ligament rehabilitation
  • Treatment of superficial digital flexor tendon injuries with beta-aminoproprionitrile fumarate (BAPN-F) : sonographic evaluation of early tendon healing and remodeling