Assessment of lameness is an everyday task for many veterinarians, it is an essential part of a prepurchase examination and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has included it into the list if 'day one skills' for veterinary graduates. Recently, the first public National Equine Health Survey pioneered by the Blue Cross animal charity and supported by the British Equine Veterinary As...

A 6-year-old thoroughbred gelding was admitted to the clinic with acute severe lameness and swelling of front limb fetlock area. The traditional examination methods (clinical, radiography, ultrasonography) were insufficient identify exact pathological changes causing lameness. Despite conservative treatment, condition horse deteriorated euthanized after 15 days. diagnosis determined by post mor...

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to develop a validated, transient, chemically induced lameness model in sows using subjective and objective lameness detection tools. Experiment 1 determined an effective joint injection technique based on volume and placement of dye using feet collected from 9 fi nisher pigs and 10 multiparity cull sow carcasses. Experiment 2 confi rmed the injection t...

The objective of this study was to develop a validated, transient, chemically induced lameness model in sows using subjective and objective lameness detection tools. Experiment 1 determined an effective joint injection technique based on volume and placement of dye using feet collected from 9 finisher pigs and 10 multiparity cull sow carcasses. Experiment 2 confirmed the injection technique in ...

A two-year-old, 97 kg, male neutered English Mastiff was evaluated for left pelvic limb lameness of five months duration localized to the stifle joint. Following radiographic, computed tomographic and arthroscopic examination, the lameness was subsequently diagnosed as being caused by primary synovial osteochondromatosis. In total, 194 osteochondral bodies were removed using arthroscopy in comb...

Acute-onset non–weight-bearing lameness is a common emergency complaint to the ambulatory practitioner. The initial consultation commonly contains the phrase “he was fine yesterday and today cannot bear any weight on the leg,” or, “he was sound while being ridden and suddenly came up severely lame.” The most common causes of acute non–weight-bearing lameness include subsolar abscessation, penet...

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background and purpose: biochemistry is extremely difficult in preclinical medical education because of the monotonous use of lectures, tutorials, practical and end of semester load with end of semester examination. although several studies have been carried out on learning biochemistry in europe and america, asian studies are very few and literature in the sri lankan context is lacking. we aim...

objective: in aug 2004, for the first time, a psychiatric osce was piloted in iran. the objective of current study was to explore the view and opinion of both candidates and examiners after they took part in the exam. method: two focus groups were formed. there were 10 participants in each group. each group was asked to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the osce. the discussion was ta...