Disorders of the Equine Foot Flashcards
Type 2 P3 fracture
abaxial WITH joint involvement
most common cause of lameness in forelimb of equines
navicular syndrome
type 5 P3 fracture
comminuted with joint involvement
a horse has recurrent foot abscesses, bulging of the coronary band, and deviation of the white line towards the center of the sole. What’s your ddx?
keratoma
prevalence of P3 fractures
type 1 > 2 > 4 > 3
type 6 P3 fracture
solar margin fracture
treatment for navicular syndrome (5)
- firoxocib
- intrasynovial injections
- corrective trimming (raise heels + square toes)
- PD neurectomy ONLY if no laminitis, no lesion DDFT)
- navicular bursoscopy
Type 3 P3 fracture
axial/periaxial WITH joint involvement
treatment for thrush
topical hardening product (copper, iodine, 10% benxoyle peroxide + acetone) AND metronidazole (because needs to be anaerobic)
aseptic pododermatitis is also known as
sole bruise
true or false: distal cracks are usually due to poor hoof care and don’t usually cause lameness; whereas proximal hoof cracks are usually due to trauma of coronary band
true
predisposing factors for thrush (6)
- poor environmental hygiene
- poor hoof care/trimming
- lack of exercise
- genes
- sole pads
- club foot (broken forward)
A horse has recurrent foot abscesses. You should think….
keratoma
treatment for aseptic pododermatitis
sole bruise
“soft ride” shoes + NSAIDs
Type 1 P3 fracture
abaxial WITHOUT joint involvement (winged fracture)
