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23 Cards in this Set
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if you were to treat a ruptured gastroc in a horse, how would you do it? |
full limb cast and surgical repair |
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what is the worst thing you can do for a foal with weak flexor tendons? what do you do instead? |
-worst: turn them out best: flatten heel and give them heel extension wrap heel bulbs to protect them |
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what kind of shoe do you put on a foal with weak flexor tendons? |
heal extension |
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name two locations you can see ruptured extensor tendons in a foal |
-carpus (common digital extensor) -tarsus (lateral digital extensor) |
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what kind of surgery do you do on foals with ruptured extensor tendons? |
none! confine, light wrap, NSAIDS |
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how old are foals with acquired DDF contracture? SDF contracture? |
DDF: 2-8 months SF: 10-18 months |
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if SDF/DDF contracture develops in older animals vs a foal, what do you do? |
look for the primary source of lameness |
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T or F: clicking rear pasterns is painful |
false! |
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when do you hear the snap of a clicking pastern? what bone is involved? |
on weight bearing, P1 snaps back into the normal position |
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what are the consequences of clicking rear pasterns if you don't resolve it? |
DJD |
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how do you resolve clicking rear pasterns? |
transect the medial head of DDF |
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which tendon most commonly gets bowed in a horse? |
SDF |
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what location of bowed tendon has the best prognosis? |
mid |
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what do you see on ultrasound of an ACUTEly bowed tendon? |
hypoechoic |
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T or F: bowed tendons are painful? |
true--when acute |
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when can you palpate chronic bowed tendons? |
weight bearing and non weight bearing |
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how long is the treatment for chronic bowed tendons? |
6-12 months shockwave, PRP, tendon splitting |
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what's the name of the surgical procedure for bowed tendons? |
tendon splitting |
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what is the most important aspect of treatment for acute bowed tendons? |
STRICT REST |
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what part of the suspensory apparatus is most commonly affected? what LIMB? |
origin on both limbs rear limb overall |
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how do you treat suspensory desmitis? |
cut the retinaculum tendon is inflamed |
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name the 3 possible locations of a traumatic suspensory breakdown |
-suspensory ligament -sesamoids -distal sesamoidean ligaments |
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how do you immobilize a horse with traumatic suspensory rupture? |
immobilize in flexion, with a board |
