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Diagnosis and management of lameness in the horse /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ross, Mike W.
Other Authors: Dyson, Sue J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders, 2003.
Subjects:
Lameness, Animal > diagnosis.
Horse Diseases > diagnosis.
Horse Diseases > therapy.
Lameness, Animal > therapy.
Horses.
Hoof and Claw.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Diagnosis of lameness
  • Sec. 1. The lameness examination
  • Lameness examination : historical perspective
  • Lameness in horses : basic facts before starting
  • Anamnesis (history)
  • Conformation and lameness
  • Observation : symmetry and posture
  • Palpation
  • Movement
  • Manipulation
  • Applied anatomy of the musculoskeletal system
  • Diagnostic analgesia
  • Neurological examination and neurological conditions causing gait deficits
  • Unexplained lameness
  • Assessment of acute-onset, severe lameness
  • The swollen limb
  • Sec. 2. Diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography and Radiology
  • Ultrasonographic evaluation of the equine limb : technique
  • Ultrasonographic examination of joints
  • Ultrasound and orthopedic (non-articular) disease
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Computed tomography
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Gait analysis for the quantification of lameness
  • Arthroscopic examination
  • Tenoscopy and bursoscopy
  • Thermography : use in lameness
  • Pt. II. The foot
  • Clinical investigation of foot pain
  • The foot and shoeing
  • Trauma to the sole and wall
  • Functional anatomy of the palmar aspect of the foot
  • Navicular disease and other soft tissue causes of palmar foot pain
  • Treatment and prognosis of horses with navicular disease
  • Fracture of the navicular bone
  • Primary lesions of the deep digital flexor tendon within the hoof capsule
  • The distal phalanx and distal interphalangeal joint
  • Laminitis
  • Pt. III. The forelimb
  • The proximal and middle phalanges and proximal interphalangeal joint
  • The metacarpophalangeal joint
  • The metacarpal region
  • The carpus
  • The antebrachium
  • The elbow, brachium, and shoulder
  • Pt. IV. The hindlimb
  • The hind foot and pastern
  • The metatarsophalangeal joint
  • The metatarsal region
  • The tarsus
  • The crus
  • The stifle
  • The thigh
  • Mechanical lameness in the hindlimb
  • Estrous cycle and performance in athletic mares
  • Pt. V. The axial skeleton
  • Diagnosis and management of pelvic fractures in the thoroughbred racehorse
  • Pelvic injuries in the non-racehorse
  • Diagnosis and management of sacroiliac joint injuries
  • Thoracolumbar spine
  • The cervical spine and soft tissues of the neck
  • Pt. VI. Developmental orthopedic disease and lameness
  • Pathogenesis of osteochondrosis
  • The role of nutrition in developmental orthopedic disease : nutritional management
  • Diagnosis and management of osteochondrosis and osseous cyst-like lesions
  • Physitis
  • Angular limb deformities
  • Flexural limb deformity in foals
  • Cervical stenotic myelopathy
  • Pt. VII. Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Markers of osteoarthritis : implications for early diagnosis and monitoring of pathological course and effects of therapy
  • Models of equine joint disease
  • Infectious arthritis
  • Non-infectious arthritis
  • Other joint conditions
  • Pt. VIII. The soft tissues
  • Pathophysiology of tendon injury
  • Superficial digital flexor tendonitis
  • The deep digital flexor tendon
  • Desmitis of the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon
  • The suspensory apparatus
  • Clinical use of stem cells and marrow components to stimulate suspensory ligament regeneration
  • Diseases of the digital synovial sheath, palmar annular ligament, and digital annular ligaments
  • The carpal canal and carpal synovial sheath
  • Tarsal sheath
  • Extensor tendon injury
  • Curb
  • Bursae and other soft tissue swellings
  • Tendon lacerations
  • Soft tissue injuries of the pastern
  • Skeletal muscle and lameness
  • Pt. IX. Therapeutics
  • Sec. 1. Traditional therapy
  • Principles and practices of joint disease treatment
  • Epidural analgesia and hindlimb lameness
  • Bandaging, splinting, and casting
  • External skeletal fixation
  • Counterirritation
  • Cryotherapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Rest and Rehabilitation
  • Sec. 2. Complementary (nontraditional) therapy
  • Acupuncture
  • Chiropractic evaluation and management of musculoskeletal disorders
  • Therapeutic use of ultrasound, lasers, and electromagnetics
  • Massage, stretching, homeopathy, and herbs
  • Physical therapy and rehabilitation
  • Osteopathic treatment of the axial skeleton of the horse
  • Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
  • Pt. X. Lameness in the sport horse
  • Sec. 1. Poor performance
  • Poor performance and lameness
  • Experiences using a high-speed treadmill to evaluate lameness
  • Sec. 2. The racehorse
  • The sales yearling
  • Biochemical markers of bone cell activity
  • The bucked shin complex
  • On-track catastrophe in the thoroughbred racehorse
  • Epidemiology of racehorse injuries
  • North American thoroughbred
  • The European thoroughbred
  • The North American standardbred
  • The European and Australasian standardbreds
  • The racing quarter horse
  • Lameness of the Arabian racehorse
  • National hunt racehorse, point to point horse, and timber racing horse
  • The Finnish horse and other Scandinavian cold-blooded trotters
  • Sec. 3. Non-racing sport horses
  • Prepurchase examination of the performance horse
  • Lameness in the show hunter and show jumper
  • Lameness in the dressage horse
  • Lameness in the three day event horse
  • Lameness in endurance horses
  • Lameness in the polo pony
  • The Western performance horse
  • The Tennessee walking horse
  • Lameness in the American saddlebred and other trotting breeds with collection
  • Lameness in the Arabian and Half-Arabian show horse
  • Lameness in the driving horse
  • Lameness in draft horses
  • Lameness in the pony
  • Lameness in breeding stallions and broodmares
  • Lameness in foals
  • Pleasure riding horse