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Equine Lameness

by koiju, Sep. 2014

Subjects: veterinary medicine

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	Clinical signs of lameness	swelling heat discharge muscle atrophy lameness (#1)
	3 reasons for lameness	pain (#1) mechanical interference w/o pain (ie scar tissue) neurological
	3 goals of lameness exam	ID location diagnose tx plan
	Lameness exam	complete hx observe horse in rest & motion palpation wear patter of hoof or shoe test hoof for pain use nerve blocks to localize pain
	lameness hx	signalment length o fissue previous health issues speed of onset exercise induced? known trauma? any tx started pattern of lameness
	predisposing factors to lameness	heredity congenital negligent or improper foot care improper training methods or overtraining nutrition of growing horse - too high protein levels, improper mineral content, overweight wounds overuse