Description
Helping you to apply many different diagnostic tools, Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse, 2nd Edition explores both traditional treatments and alternative therapies for conditions that can cause gait abnormalities in horses. Written by an international team of authors led by Mike Ross and Sue Dyson, this resource describes equine sporting activities and specific lameness conditions in major sport horse types. It emphasizes accurate and systematic observation and clinical examination, with in-depth descriptions of diagnostic analgesia, radiography, ultrasonography, nuclear scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, thermography, and surgical endoscopy. Key features include: – Cutting-edge information on diagnostic application for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging includes the most comprehensive section available on MRI in the live horse; – coverage of traditional treatment modalities also includes many aspects of alternative therapy, with a practical and realistic perspective on prognosis; – an examination of the various types of horses used in sports describes the lameness conditions to which each horse type is particularly prone, as well as differences in prognosis; – guidelines on how to proceed when a diagnosis cannot easily be reached help you manage conditions when faced with the limitations of current diagnostic capabilities. 1,498 p.
- Mike W. Ross. DVM, Dipl ACVS, Professor of Surgery. Department of Clinical Studies, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, PA (USA).
- Sue J. Dyson. MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS, Head of Clinical Orthopaedics. Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk (UK).
- Publication date (reprint original edition 2013 to digital version): 2016-12.
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