animal lameness

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Summary: A departure from the normal gait in animals.

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  1. Doppler sonographic evaluation of the digital blood flow in horses with laminitis or septic pododermatitis
    Santi Wongaumnuaykul
    From the Clinic of Orthopaedics in Ungulates, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Vet Radiol Ultrasound 47:199-205
  2. Deep digital flexor tendon force and digital mechanics in normal ponies and ponies with rotation of the distal phalanx as a sequel to laminitis
    M P McGuigan
    Structure and Motion Laboratory, The Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK
    Equine Vet J 37:161-5
  3. Locomotor characteristics of horses with navicular disease
    G E Williams
    Department of Animal Science, De Montfort University, Lincoln, England
    Am J Vet Res 62:206-10
  4. Causes, risk factors, and prevention of laminitis and related claw lesions
    C Bergsten
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Environment and Health and Swedish Dairy association, Skara, Sweden
    Acta Vet Scand Suppl 98:157-66
  5. Biochemical characterisation of navicular hyaline cartilage, navicular fibrocartilage and the deep digital flexor tendon in horses with navicular disease
    M Viitanen
    Royal Veterinary College, FAEMS, University of London, London, UK
    Res Vet Sci 75:113-20
  6. The effects of local anaesthetic solution in the navicular bursa of horses with lameness caused by distal interphalangeal joint pain
    John Schumacher
    Department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Alabama, USA
    Equine Vet J 35:502-5
  7. Evaluation using hoof wall strain gauges of a therapeutic shoe and a hoof cast with a heel wedge as potential supportive therapy for horses with laminitis
    Nicolas Hansen
    Department for Small Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Vet Surg 34:630-6
  8. Histopathology in horses with chronic palmar foot pain and age-matched controls. Part 1: Navicular bone and related structures
    A Blunden
    Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
    Equine Vet J 38:15-22
  9. The effect of frog pressure and downward vertical load on hoof wall weight-bearing and third phalanx displacement in the horse--an in vitro study
    A Olivier
    Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretora, Onderstepoort, South Africa
    J S Afr Vet Assoc 72:217-27
  10. Black walnut extract-induced laminitis in horses is associated with heterogeneous dysfunction of the laminar microvasculature
    J F Peroni
    Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-7389, USA
    Equine Vet J 37:546-51

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  1. Doppler sonographic evaluation of the digital blood flow in horses with laminitis or septic pododermatitis
    Santi Wongaumnuaykul
    From the Clinic of Orthopaedics in Ungulates, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Vet Radiol Ultrasound 47:199-205
    ..Doppler sonography can be used to monitor vascular blood flow dynamics in horses suffering from septic pododermatitis and laminitis, while blood flow velocities and PI can serve as parameters for monitoring the course of the disease...
  2. Deep digital flexor tendon force and digital mechanics in normal ponies and ponies with rotation of the distal phalanx as a sequel to laminitis
    M P McGuigan
    Structure and Motion Laboratory, The Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK
    Equine Vet J 37:161-5
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Further studies of ponies with rotation of the DP as a sequel to laminitis should assist farriery aimed at reducing the force in the DDFT through the breakover phase of stance to protect damaged dorsal laminae...
  3. Locomotor characteristics of horses with navicular disease
    G E Williams
    Department of Animal Science, De Montfort University, Lincoln, England
    Am J Vet Res 62:206-10
    ..Analysis of gait patterns could be used for detection and appropriate management of horses susceptible to development of navicular disease...
  4. Causes, risk factors, and prevention of laminitis and related claw lesions
    C Bergsten
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Environment and Health and Swedish Dairy association, Skara, Sweden
    Acta Vet Scand Suppl 98:157-66
  5. Biochemical characterisation of navicular hyaline cartilage, navicular fibrocartilage and the deep digital flexor tendon in horses with navicular disease
    M Viitanen
    Royal Veterinary College, FAEMS, University of London, London, UK
    Res Vet Sci 75:113-20
    ..05). In horses with navicular disease there were matrix changes in navicular hyaline and fibrocartilage as well as the DDFT with potential implications for the pathogenesis and management of the condition...
  6. The effects of local anaesthetic solution in the navicular bursa of horses with lameness caused by distal interphalangeal joint pain
    John Schumacher
    Department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Alabama, USA
    Equine Vet J 35:502-5
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Pain arising from the DIP joint cannot be excluded as a cause of lameness when lameness is attenuated after 20 mins after analgesia of the navicular bursa...
  7. Evaluation using hoof wall strain gauges of a therapeutic shoe and a hoof cast with a heel wedge as potential supportive therapy for horses with laminitis
    Nicolas Hansen
    Department for Small Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Vet Surg 34:630-6
    ..Therefore a hoof cast would likely be most helpful in acute laminitis when palmar structures can still bear load. The therapeutic shoe offers rehabilitation and regrowth of the dorsal wall without increased load on the quarter wall...
  8. Histopathology in horses with chronic palmar foot pain and age-matched controls. Part 1: Navicular bone and related structures
    A Blunden
    Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
    Equine Vet J 38:15-22
    ....
  9. The effect of frog pressure and downward vertical load on hoof wall weight-bearing and third phalanx displacement in the horse--an in vitro study
    A Olivier
    Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretora, Onderstepoort, South Africa
    J S Afr Vet Assoc 72:217-27
    ..Without a shoe the toe and quarter hoof wall compression remained more constant and less in magnitude, than with a shoe...
  10. Black walnut extract-induced laminitis in horses is associated with heterogeneous dysfunction of the laminar microvasculature
    J F Peroni
    Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-7389, USA
    Equine Vet J 37:546-51
    ..Further studies are required to discern the precise nature of this dysfunction and its potential relevance to the pathogenesis of acute laminitis in the horse and possible therapeutic targets for treatment...
  11. Clinical significance of ossification of the cartilages of the front feet based on nuclear bone scintigraphy, radiography and lameness examinations in 21 Finnhorses
    M Ruohoniemi
    Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 57, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    Equine Vet J 36:143-8
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: This information is useful in lameness and prepurchase examinations and is likely also to be applicable to other coldblooded breeds used for athletic purposes...
  12. Diagnosis, treatment, and farriery for horses with chronic heel pain
    Robin M Dabareiner
    Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A and M University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 4475 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 4475, USA
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 19:417-41
    ..Overall, there are many treatment options to help these horses to perform their intended athletic event...
  13. Expression of interleukin-1beta in the digital laminae of horses in the prodromal stage of experimentally induced laminitis
    G L Fontaine
    Department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
    Am J Vet Res 62:714-20
    ..This provides evidence of an inflammatory process during the prodromal stage of laminitis, indicating that local digital proinflammatory cytokine expression may be an initiating factor in laminitis...
  14. The effect of bilateral palmar digital nerve analgesia on the compressive force experienced by the navicular bone in horses with navicular disease
    M P McGuigan
    Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
    Equine Vet J 33:166-71
    ..This mechanism identifies navicular disease as a possible end point for a variety of heel related conditions...
  15. Glucocorticoid-induced laminitis with hepatopathy in a Thoroughbred filly
    Seung Ho Ryu
    Equine Hospital, Korea Racing Association, Kwachon 427-070, Korea
    J Vet Sci 5:271-4
    ..This case shows that horses under steroids may exhibit laminitis and steroid hepatopathy. Early recognition and good management of laminitis are important in the limitation of complications...
  16. Radiographic evolution of the forelimb digit in Ardenner horses from weaning to 28 months of age and its clinical significance
    J P Lejeune
    Department of Large Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, B41, 4000 Sart Tilman, Belgium
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 53:364-70
    ..The presence and the severity of phalanges changes could be of importance, in combination with a clinical examination, in improving the selection of horses able to assume work and/or leisure activities...
  17. Detection of an epidermoid cyst in the foot of a horse by use of magnetic resonance imaging
    Macarena G Sanz
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1918-21
    ....
  18. In vitro measurement of internal hoof strain
    S J Hobbs
    Department of Technology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2HE, UK
    Equine Vet J 36:683-8
    ..With a larger sample size, the results should have relevance to the treatment and management of laminitis...
  19. Ultrasonographic control of navicular bursa injection
    M Spriet
    Département de sciences cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
    Equine Vet J 36:637-9
  20. Short-term effect of therapeutic shoeing on severity of lameness in horses with chronic laminitis
    Danny Taylor
    Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
    Am J Vet Res 63:1629-33
    ..On the basis of our results, we hypothesize that when used as the lone indicator of therapeutic success, severity of lameness may not be a valid indicator...
  21. Unilateral white line disease and laminitis in a quarter horse mare
    Ray A Oke
    Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
    Can Vet J 44:145-6
    ..Treatment included dorsal hoof wall resection, phenylbutazone, a bar shoe, and stall rest. Whether white line disease or laminitis was the primary lesion remains unclear...
  22. Injection of corticosteroids, hyaluronate, and amikacin into the navicular bursa in horses with signs of navicular area pain unresponsive to other treatments: 25 cases (1999-2002)
    Robin M Dabareiner
    Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 223:1469-74
    ..CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggest that navicular bursa treatment may provide temporary improvement in horses with signs of chronic navicular area pain that fail to respond to other treatments...
  23. Magnetic resonance imaging of the equine foot: 15 horses
    S Dyson
    Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU
    Equine Vet J 35:18-26
    ..Potential relevance: With further experience it is likely that lesions involving other structures will also be identified. Long-term follow-up data is required to determine the prognosis for the injuries described...
  24. Application testing of a new three-dimensional acceleration measuring system with wireless data transfer (WAS) for behavior analysis
    Klaus Manfred Scheibe
    Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
    Behav Res Methods 38:427-33
    ..It is convenient for the analysis of basic behaviors, emotional reactions, or events causing flight or fright or for comparing different housing elements, such as floors or fences...
  25. Effects of analgesia of the distal interphalangeal joint and navicular bursa on experimental lameness caused by solar pain in horses
    K Sardari
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 49:478-81
    ..It was concluded that pain arising from the toe region of the sole should not be excluded as a cause of lameness when lameness is attenuated by analgesia of the DIP joint, or of the NB...
  26. Effects of analgesia of the digital flexor tendon sheath on pain originating in the sole, distal interphalangeal joint or navicular bursa of horses
    J Harper
    Department of Clinical Sciences, J T Vaughan Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Alabama 36849, USA
    Equine Vet J 39:535-9
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Improvement of lameness in horses after intrasynovial analgesia of the DFTS is probably caused by attenuation of pain within the structures contained in the DFTS...
  27. Magnetic resonance imaging of the equine digit with chronic laminitis
    Rachel C Murray
    Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, CB8 7UU, UK
    Vet Radiol Ultrasound 44:609-17
    ..It is concluded that there are features of chronic laminitis consistently observed using MR imaging and that these may be additional to features observed radiographically...
  28. Voluntary limb-load distribution in horses with acute and chronic laminitis
    D M Hood
    Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843-4466, USA
    Am J Vet Res 62:1393-8
    ....
  29. Force platform evaluation of lameness severity following extracorporeal shock wave therapy in horses with unilateral forelimb lameness
    Jessica A Dahlberg
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 229:100-3
    ..Thus, in horses undergoing ESWT, exercise should be controlled for a minimum of 2 days after treatment to prevent further injury...
  30. Production of amines in equine cecal contents in an in vitro model of carbohydrate overload
    S R Bailey
    Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
    J Anim Sci 80:2656-62
    ..Yucca schidigera extract was without effect. These data show that fermentation of carbohydrate by equine cecal microbiota may lead to increased production of amines...
  31. A multicenter, matched case-control study of risk factors for equine laminitis
    P Alford
    Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, Mail Stop 4458, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
    Prev Vet Med 49:209-22
    ..3 (95% CI 1.3-8.30) for the QH to 9.1 (95% CI 2.1-39.3) for ponies...
  32. Effect of dietary fructans and dexamethasone administration on the insulin response of ponies predisposed to laminitis
    Simon R Bailey
    Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, NW1 0TU, England
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 231:1365-73
    ..6 mU/L). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Nonobese ponies predisposed to develop laminitis had compensated insulin resistance, and this phenotype was revealed by feeding plant fructan carbohydrate or by dexamethasone administration...
  33. In vitro evidence for a bacterial pathogenesis of equine laminitis
    B A Mungall
    Department of Companion Animal Sciences, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
    Vet Microbiol 79:209-23
    ..While many different causative agents have been evaluated in the past, the results of this study provide a unifying aetiological mechanism for the development of carbohydrate induced equine laminitis...
  34. Risk factors for development of acute laminitis in horses during hospitalization: 73 cases (1997-2004)
    Corrina Snook Parsons
    New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 230:885-9
    ..Early recognition of endotoxemia, or the potential for it to develop in certain disease states, and initiation of treatment directed at endotoxemia or its consequences may help prevent laminitis in horses during hospitalization...
  35. Effects of topical nitroglycerine patches and ointment on digital venous plasma nitric oxide concentrations and digital blood flow in healthy conscious horses
    Meaghan H Gilhooly
    Equine Health Studies Program, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 708033, USA
    Vet Surg 34:604-9
    ....
  36. Equine laminitis induced with oligofructose
    A W van Eps
    Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
    Equine Vet J 38:203-8
    ..CONCLUSIONS AND POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Alimentary overload with OF is a valid induction model for studying the pathogenesis of laminitis. A link is therefore established between field cases of laminitis and pasture fructan content...
  37. Effects of intramuscular administration of acepromazine on palmar digital blood flow, palmar digital arterial pressure, transverse facial arterial pressure, and packed cell volume in clinically healthy, conscious horses
    Britta S Leise
    Equine Health Studies Program, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    Vet Surg 36:717-23
    ..CLINICAL RELEVANCE: IM acepromazine has a modest effect on palmar digital blood flow, facial arterial pressures and PCV in healthy horses with minimal sedation...
  38. [The effect of a treatment protocol on the prognosis of equine laminitis]
    B Oosterlaan-Mayer
    Hoofdafdeling Gezondheidszorg Paard, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht, Yalelaan 12-16, 3584 CM Utrecht
    Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 127:644-9
    ..Although the cases in both groups differ, as they are all clinical cases, our data suggest that the standardised treatment protocol results in a better outcome for cases of acute laminitis...
  39. Endothelin mediated contraction of equine laminar veins
    J A Keen
    Department of Biological and Biochemical Science, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK
    Equine Vet J 40:488-92
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Our results clarify the function of the ET-1 receptor subtypes in laminar veins from healthy horses. Further study of ET-1 receptors in laminitic horses is therefore warranted...
  40. Equine laminitis: cryotherapy reduces the severity of the acute lesion
    A W van Eps
    Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Natural Resources Agriculture and Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
    Equine Vet J 36:255-60
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Although further research is needed, we suggest cryotherapy as a potentially effective prophylactic strategy in horses at risk of developing acute laminitis...
  41. Tiludronate as a new therapeutic agent in the treatment of navicular disease: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
    J M Denoix
    CIRALE/ENVA IPC, Goustranville, 14430 Dozul, France
    Equine Vet J 35:407-13
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Our results support the clinical relevance of bone remodelling changes in the outcome of navicular disease...
  42. Hoof wall surgery in the horse: approaches to and underlying disorders
    Clifford M Honnas
    The Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Clinic, College Station, TX 77843 4475, USA
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 19:479-99
    ..The principles used to treat these conditions can be applied to a variety of other conditions for which access through the hoof wall is required...
  43. Foot pain and the elusive diagnosis
    Sue Dyson
    Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CBCB88 7UU, United Kingdom
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 19:531-65, viii
    ..New questions have been raised, however, and some older ideas are now in doubt. This article discusses some of these findings in the light of our own clinical experiences as they relate to diagnosis of the causes of foot pain...
  44. Tissue-specific dysregulation of cortisol metabolism in equine laminitis
    P J Johnson
    Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri at Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    Equine Vet J 36:41-5
    ..Pharmacological manipulation of 11beta-HSD-1 deserves further investigation regarding the prevention and treatment of laminitis...
  45. Evaluation of suspected pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in horses with laminitis
    Mark T Donaldson
    Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 224:1123-7
    ..CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Evidence of PPID is common among horses with laminitis in a primary-care ambulatory setting. Horses with laminitis may have PPID without other clinical signs commonly associated with the disease...
  46. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 in laminae of black walnut extract treated horses correlates with neutrophil abundance
    John P Loftus
    Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Paige Laboratory, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
    Vet Immunol Immunopathol 113:267-76
    ..However, elevated presence of the MMP-9 zymogen in the tissue would predispose it to catastrophic damage should conditions arise that cleave the regulatory propeptide domain...
  47. [Retrospective evaluation of surgical versus conservative treatment of keratomas in 41 lame horses (1995-2001)]
    G Bosch
    Hoofdafdeling Gezondheidszorg Paard, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht, Yalelaan 12, 3584 CM Utrecht
    Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 129:700-5
    ....
  48. Effectiveness of glyceryl trinitrate for enhancing digital submural perfusion in horses
    Tracy K Hoff
    Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77842-4466, USA
    Am J Vet Res 63:648-52
    ..Use of GTN may result in a decrease in digital submural perfusion secondary to induction of peripheral constriction or a decrease in digital perfusion pressure...
  49. Cytokeratins of the matrices of the chestnut (torus carpeus) and periople in horses with acute laminitis
    O S Wattle
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
    Am J Vet Res 62:425-32
    ....
  50. Laminar xanthine oxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in the prodromal stage of black-walnut induced equine laminitis
    J P Loftus
    Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
    Equine Vet J 39:48-53
    ....
  51. Verification of scintigraphic imaging for injury diagnosis in 264 horses with foot pain
    S Dyson
    Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
    Equine Vet J 39:350-5
    ..CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Nuclear scintigraphy is a useful tool in the investigation of foot lameness and may help to determine the significance of MR lesions, especially if >1 lesion is identified that may be contributing to lameness...
  52. Hoof wall defects: chronic hoof wall separations and hoof wall cracks
    William Moyer
    Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4475, USA
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 19:463-77
    ..This discussion reflects the thinking and experience of the author and, as such, should be read and viewed with an open and critical mind set...
  53. Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of 264 horses with foot pain: the podotrochlear apparatus, deep digital flexor tendon and collateral ligaments of the distal interphalangeal joint
    S Dyson
    Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
    Equine Vet J 39:340-3
    ..Further knowledge about the biomechanical risk factors for injury may have importance for both disease prevention and management...
  54. Where does the subject of black walnut extract-induced laminitis fit into a colic symposium?
    A Merritt
    Equine Vet J 37:289-91
  55. Effectiveness of a unique dihydropyridine (BAYTG 1000) for prevention of laminitis in horses
    David M Hood
    Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station 77840-4466, USA
    Am J Vet Res 63:443-7
    ..Therefore, drugs that enhance digital perfusion via alteration of rheologic activity may have potential use in the prevention and management of laminitis in horses...
  56. [Animal welfare in prevention and therapy of laminitis]
    S Winkelsett
    Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 115:106-13
    ..Horses have to be treated with NSAISs to ensure a proper therapy to consider animal welfare. Horses have to be fed with hay and supplemented with minerals and vitamins. Feeding exclusively straw and feed restriction has to be avoided...
  57. Glucocorticoids and laminitis in the horse
    Philip J Johnson
    Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Clydesdale Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 18:219-36
    ..Further investigation into the effect of GC on the hoof lamellar interface is clearly needed...
  58. Equine laminitis: ultrastructural lesions detected 24-30 hours after induction with oligofructose
    A R Nourian
    Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
    Equine Vet J 39:360-4
    ..POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Hindgut events occurring in the first 24 h after dosing have begun the destruction of the hoof lamellar interface. Prevention and treatment strategies should precede lameness if they are to be efficacious...
  59. Laminitis in the geriatric horse
    Robert J Hunt
    Hagyard Davidson McGee, 4250 Ironworks Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, USA
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 18:439-52
    ..Through diligent and careful client communication and instruction, many geriatric patients with chronic laminitis can be maintained for years as comfortable companions, for light riding use, or as productive breeding animals...
  60. [What will be your answer?]
    Laira Boissevain
    Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 130:349