Lameness diagnosis and treatment in the quarter horse racehorse.

Abstract

Lameness problems constitute a major part of racing Quarter Horse practice. This article considers the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of the frequently encountered lamenesses. The main conditions included are synovitis, intra-articular fractures, osteochondritis dissecans, and degenerative joint disease as they relate to the coffin, fetlock, carpal, and tarsal joints. Intra-articular injection techniques and medications are discussed because of the frequency of joint disease. Bucked shins and stress fractures are also reviewed.

• Authors: N L Goodman, B K Baker
• Journal: The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice (Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract) Vol. 6 Issue 1 Pg. 85-108 (Apr 1990) ISSN: 0749-0739 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2187574 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Animals
• Breeding
• Horse Diseases (diagnosis, therapy)
• Horses
• Lameness, Animal (diagnosis, therapy)