Manual of Equine Lameness, 2nd Edition

Readers will find:

• A thorough introduction to the assessment of the lame horse, including history, visual exam, palpation, subjective and objective assessments of lameness, perineural anesthesia, and intrasynovial anesthesia
• An exploration of common conditions of the foot, including the navicular region and soft tissue injuries, coffin joint and distal phalanx conditions, and laminitis
• Discussions of the most common conditions of the forelimb, including the pastern, fetlock, metacarpus/metatarsus, carpus, antebrachium, elbow, and humerus, as well as the shoulder and scapula
• Discussions of common conditions of the hindlimb and axial skeleton
• A review of therapeutic options to treat lameness conditions
• How to manage musculoskeletal emergencies in the horse