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  2. Laminitis - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical laminitis can occur when a horse habitually paws, is ridden or driven on hard surfaces ("road founder"), or in cases of excessive weight-bearing due to compensation for the opposing limb, a process called support limb laminitis. Support limb laminitis is most common in horses suffering from severe injury to one limb, such as fracture ...

  3. Treatment of equine lameness - Wikipedia

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    Support-limb laminitis was the primary cause for euthanasia of the racehorse Barbaro. In cases of severe unilateral lameness, aggressive pain management using a combination of drugs in various classes such as opioids, alpha-2 agonists, ketamine, topical NSAIDs, and local anesthetics should be considered.

  4. Lameness (equine) - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical lameness is caused by a physical abnormality, such as scar tissue, that prevents normal motion of a limb. Mechanical lameness does not cause pain. Classic examples of mechanical lameness include upward fixation of the patella and fibrotic myopathy, but any type of adhesion (often secondary to scarring during healing post-injury) or ...

  5. Racehorse injuries - Wikipedia

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    Support limb laminitis, which is the specific type Barbaro had, is caused by over-stressing the good leg during recovery from an injury in the opposite limb. [15] [16] A 1986 survey done by the Morris Animal Foundation found that laminitis was the fourth leading cause of death among horses. [17]

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  7. Circulatory system of the horse - Wikipedia

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    This results in squeezing blood out of the digital cushion, which then helps to pump it back up the leg, helping the heart to work against gravity. In cases of support-limb laminitis, the constant pressure on the frog prevents the refilling/emptying required for good circulation in the foot, likely leading to ischemic damage to the laminae.

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