manual of equine lameness

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MANUAL OF EQUINE LAMENESS

Discover a concise and accessible guide to diagnosing and managing lameness in horses

The revised Second Edition of Manual of Equine Lameness offers a concise and accessible manual of lameness diagnosis and treatment in horses. Perfect for use as a quick reference, this book provides straightforward access to the essentials of equine lameness, including the clinical assessment of the horse and commonly performed diagnostic nerve blocks and the most common conditions of the foot, forelimb, and hindlimb that may be contributing to the lameness. Current therapeutic options to treat lameness are also discussed, as well as guidance on how to manage musculoskeletal emergencies. The content has been distilled from the authoritative Seventh Edition of Adams and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses, and this new edition has been re-envisioned to be even quicker and easier to navigate than the previous version.

Color photographs and illustrations support the text, which presents lameness information most relevant to equine general practitioners, mixed animal practitioners, and veterinary students. A companion website offers videos that focus on the clinical examination of the horse and select diagnostic blocks and relevant anatomy. Diagnostic and treatment material has been revised from the previous edition to include the most up-to-date information.

Readers will find:

• A thorough introduction to the assessment of the lame horse, including history, visual exam, palpation, subjective and objective assessments of lameness, perineural anesthesia, and intrasynovial anesthesia
• An exploration of common conditions of the foot, including the navicular region and soft tissue injuries, coffin joint and distal phalanx conditions, and laminitis
• Discussions of the most common conditions of the forelimb, including the pastern, fetlock, metacarpusmetatarsus, carpus, antebrachium, elbow, and humerus, as well as the shoulder and scapula
• Discussions of common conditions of the hindlimb and axial skeleton
• A review of therapeutic options to treat lameness conditions
• How to manage musculoskeletal emergencies in the horse

• Ideal for veterinary students, early career equine practitioners, and mixed animal veterinarians, the Second Edition of Manual of Equine Lameness is an indispensable reference for any veterinarian seeking a concise one-stop reference for equine lameness.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  The author

  Gary M. Baxter, VMD, MS, DACVS, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in Athens, Georgia, USA and Professor Emeritus at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  Chapter 1. Assessment of the lame horse

  a. History, visual exam and palpation

  b. Subjective assessment of lameness

  c. Objective assessment of lameness

  d. Perineural anesthesia

  e. Intrasynovial anesthesia

  Chapter 2. Common conditions of the foot

  a. Navicular region and soft tissue injuries of the foot

  b. Coffin joint and distal phalanx

  c. Miscellaneous conditions of the foot

  d. Laminitis

  e. Foot care and farriery

  Chapter 3. Common conditions of the forelimb

  a. Pastern

  b. Fetlock

  c. Metacarpusmetatarsus

  d. Carpus

  e. Antebrachium, elbow and humerus

  f. Shoulder and scapula

  Chapter 4. Common conditions of the hindlimb

  a. Tarsus

  b. Tibia and crus

  c. Stifle – femoropatellar region

  d. Stifle – femorotibial region

  e. Femur and coxofemoral region

  Chapter 5. Common conditions of the axial skeleton

  a. Pelvis

  b. Sacroiliac region

  c. Thoracolumbar regionback

  d. Neck and poll

  Chapter 6. Therapeutic Options

  a. Systemicparenteral

  b. Topicallocal

  c. Intrasynovial

  d. Intralesional

  e. OralNutritional

  f. Rehabilitationphysical therapy

  Chapter 7.  Musculoskeletal emergencies

  a. Severe unilateral lameness

  b. Severely swollen limb

  c. Long bone fracturesluxations

  d. Synovial infections

  e. Tendon lacerations

  ISBN: 978-1-119-74707-9

  March 2022

  Wiley-Blackwell

   464 Pages