BACKGROUND Navicular bone partition is a rare condition reported in horses, which is during the evaluation of a lameness or prepurchase examination often misinterpreted for a parasagittal fracture. In this report, the clinicopathological findings of three cases of navicular bone partition are evaluated. The possible pathomechanisms underlying the condition are hypothesised, focusing on a potent...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have found the prevalence of lameness in working horses to be 90-100%. Risk factors for lameness in this important equine population, together with risk-reduction strategies adopted by their owners, are poorly understood. The objective was to uncover risk factors for lameness and limb abnormalities in working horses, by associating clinical lameness examination findi...

The radiographic evaluation of the fetlock joint as part of a lameness or prepurchase examination often reveals osteochondral fragmentation. These fragments can either be causing lameness or have no clinical importance at the time of examination. However, they can cause lameness at a later stage. An appropriate analysis of the situation requires a correct assessment of the fragment type and an ...

Introduction Lameness is generally defined as “incapable of normal locomotion, deviating from the normal gate [1].” Lameness can result from damage to any of the structures involved in locomotion including the bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood supply of the shoulder, hock, stifle, foot, toe or hoof. A significant portion of lesions that can cause lameness are not visible on external exa...

The reciprocal apparatus of the hindlimb means that similar lameness characteristics are shared by many causes of hindlimb lameness in both the proximal and distal parts of the limb. It is rarely possible by evaluation of gait alone to identify accurately the source of pain causing lameness, although a combination of clinical signs may lead the clinician to suspect a site of pain. It is only th...

Feet and legs issues are some of the main causes for sow removal in the US swine industry. More timely lameness detection among breeding herd females will allow better treatment decisions and outcomes. Producers will be able to treat lame females before the problem becomes too severe and cull females while they still have salvage value. The objective of this study was to compare the predictive ...

Arthrocentesis of the equine interphalangeal joints and synoviocentesis of the digital synovial sheath is commonly performed for diagnostic analgesia as part of a lameness examination and to medicate these structures. The techniques for arthrocentesis are the same for the forelimb and the hind limb. Restraint is achieved by applying a lip twitch to the horse. Tranquilization or sedation is rare...

OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence of specific causes of lameness and the associations of cause and severity of lameness on the outcome for cattle on commercial feedlots. DESIGN Dynamic population longitudinal study. ANIMALS Cattle on 6 commercial feedlots in Kansas and Nebraska during a 12-month period (mean daily population, 243,602 cattle; range, 223,544 to 252,825 cattle). PROCEDURES Feedl...

There has been a great increase in interest in veterinary acupuncture and chiropractic care in the equine area recently, both by the public and the veterinary medical community. With this increased awareness, there has been an increase in research and thus, a better understanding of the physiologic basis and the clinical applications of these modalities. One of the main clinical applications in...