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Radiograph of a horse hoof showing rotation of the coffin bone and evidence of sinking, a condition often associated with laminitis. The annotation P2 stands for the middle phalanx, or pastern bone, and P3 denotes the distal phalanx, or coffin bone. The yellow lines mark the distance between the top and bottom part of the coffin bone relative ...
Orthopedic causes of lameness are very common and may be the result of damage to the hoof, bone, joints, or soft tissue. Horses are predisposed to orthopedic lameness by conformational flaws, poor hoof balance, working on poor footing, repetitive movements, poor conditioning for a given activity, and competing at a very high athletic level.
The contralateral (opposite) leg then bears all of the weight, which reduces blood flow to the hoof and strains the attachments of the laminae, leading to laminitis. Although support-limb laminitis is a risk for any horse that is not weight-bearing lame, occurring in roughly 16% of cases, it is uncommon in foals and yearlings. [ 135 ]
Early intervention is key; in one study, shoeing was successful in 97% of horses treated within ten months of the onset of signs, while only 54% of horses lame for over a year responded. [ 16 ] Advocates of barefoot trimming cite recent studies which show that removing the shoes can help alleviate the symptoms of navicular disease, and in some ...
EMS is also implicated in the development of laminitis. [3] Prolonged IV insulin administration can induce laminitis, [4] possibly due to its effects on blood flow to the foot, [5] changes of glucose metabolism and secondary matrix metalloproteinase activation, [6] or altered cell function within the foot. [7]
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Horses distributing these symptoms, it can be thought that is could be colic, laminitis, and/or tetanus. [4] [1] If an observer is unfamiliar with ER, initial symptoms may appear to be tiredness or perhaps lameness, but the condition is far more complex. [1]