Adams and Stashak's Lameness in Horses

Provides a fully updated Seventh Edition of the classic gold-standard reference on equine lameness

This new edition of the go-to resource for equine lameness features updates throughout and more in-depth information on objective lameness assessment, sports medicine, rehabilitation, treatment options, and advanced imaging. With contributions from the world's leading authorities on the subject, the book covers functional anatomy, examination, imaging, lameness of the distal limb, proximal limb, and axial skeleton, principles of musculoskeletal disease, therapies, occupation-related conditions, lameness in young horses, and farriery. More than 1,700 images support the text, making it an exhaustive reference for all aspects of lameness in horses.

Now in its seventh edition, Adams and Stashak's Lameness in Horses continues to be the definitive resource on equine lameness for veterinary specialists, practitioners, interns, residents, and students alike. The book is supplemented with a companion website offering a plethora of "how-to" videos demonstrating a variety of different physical examination techniques, including palpation, hoof testing, flexion tests, and perineural and intrasynovial injection techniques.

• Offers a fully revised new edition of the classic text on equine lameness

• Includes more extensive information on objective lameness assessment, sports medicine, rehabilitation, treatment options and advanced imaging

• Features over 1,700 images to illustrate the concepts described

• Written by internationally renowned experts in the field

• Includes access to a companion website with "how-to" videos

Adams and Stashak's Lameness in Horses is a must-have reference for any practicing large animal and equine veterinarian, equine veterinary specialist, or veterinary student dealing with lameness in the horse.

Auteur

Gary M. Baxter, VMD, MS, DACVS, is Associate Dean for Clinical Services at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in Athens, Georgia, USA.

Contenu

List of Contributors

Preface to the Seventh Edition

Preface to the Sixth Edition

Preface to the Fifth Edition

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Acknowledgements

Common Terminologies and Abbreviations

About the Companion Website

1. Functional Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System

a. Hoof Fails

b. Forelimb - Fails

c. Hindlimb Fails

d. Axial skeleton Fails

2. Examination for Lameness

a. History, visual exam and conformation Baxter and Stashak

b. Palpation and manipulation Baxter and Stashak

c. Subjective assessment of lameness - Keegan

d. Objective assessment of lameness - Keegan

e. Perineural and Intrasynovial anesthesia Baxter

3. Diagnostic Imaging

a. Radiography- Acutt, Barrett

b. Ultrasound Redding

c. Nuclear scintigraphy Selberg, Acutt, Valdes-Martinez

d. CT Spriet

e. MRI Schramme and Segard-Weisse

f. Thermography Turner

4. Lameness of the Distal Limb

a. Foot

• Navicular region and soft tissue injuries of the foot Eggleston and Baxter

• Coffin joint and distal phalanx Baxter

b. Miscellaneous conditions of the foot Baxter

• Laminitis Belknap, Parks, Dern

c. Pastern Watts and Baxter

d. Fetlock Brokken and Bertone

e. Metacarpal/metatarsal regions Ortved and Bertone

5. Lameness of the Proximal Limb

a. Carpus Kawcak

b. Antebrachium, elbow and humerus Hubert

c. Shoulder and scapula Hubert

d. Tarsus - Redding

e. Tibia and Crus Redding

f. Stifle - FP region Baxter and Sullins

g. Stifle - FT region - Kawcak

h. Femur and coxofemoral region Ernst, Trumble (delete Baxter as co-author)

6. Lameness Associated with the Axial Skeleton

a. Pelvis Van Wessum

b. Sacroiliac region -Van Wessum

c. Thoracolumbar region/Back - Van Wessum

d. Neck and poll - Van Wessum

7. Principles of Musculoskeletal Disease

a. Joint disease and osteoarthritis McIlwraith

b. Bone injuries and disease Kawcak and Baxter

c. Tendon and ligament injuries Goodrich

d. Muscle injuries/disease - Valberg

8. Principles of Therapy for Lameness

a. Systemic/Parenteral Koch and Goodrich

b. Topical/local Koch and Goodrich

c. Intrasynovial Smanik and Goodrich

d. Intralesional Steward and Goodrich

e. Oral/Nutritional Ernst and Trumble

f. Therapeutic trimming and shoeing Parks

g. Acupuncture/chiropractic/manipulation Haussler

h. Rehabilitation/Physical therapy King, Ellis, Stubbs

9. Occupation-related Lameness Conditions

a. Thoroughbred racehorses - Carpenter

b. Standardbred racehorses Johnston and Nickels

c. Quarter Horse racehorses Goodman and Overly

d. Western performance horses Dabariener

e. Jumping/Dressage/Eventing Maher

f. Endurance horses Holbrook

g. Show/pleasure horses Johnson and Frisbie

h. Gaited horses Wilson and Keegan

i. Draft horses- Hawkins

10. Lameness in the Young Horse

a. The physis/physeal fractures/physitis Tatarniuk, Trumble and Baxter

b. Angular limb deformities/cuboidal bone malformation Ernst, Trumble and Baxter

c. Flexural deformities Ernst, Trumble and Baxter

d. Osteochondrosis McIlwraith

e. Lameness in foals Hunt

11. Foot Care and Farriery

a. Basic foot care O'Grady

b. Principles of trimming and shoeing- O'Grady

c. Farriery for common hoof problems - O'Grady d. Natural balanc...