Abstract: This chapter shows how to manage musculoskeletal emergencies in the horse. Horses with infections usually worsen over time vs. those with soft-tissue injuries will usually improve with time. Horses with fractures, luxations, and synovial infections usually have severe lameness together with localized swelling at the affected site. Horses with fractures/luxations and synovial infections have a worse prognosis than horses with cellulitis. Synovial infections are often associated with penetrating injuries to the coffin, pastern, fetlock, carpal, and TC joints, the digital flexor tendon and tarsal sheaths, and the navicular and calcaneal bursae. The distal limb is prone to deep lacerations that may involve tendons and ligaments because of the horse's flight response, kicking defense, and high speeds. Tendon lacerations occur more commonly in the hind limbs than in the forelimbs. The chapter focuses on the clinical examination of the horse and select diagnostic blocks and relevant anatomy.
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-12-31
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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