Recent advances in conservative and surgical treatment options of common equine foot problems

S D Gutierrez-Nibeyro; A M McCoy; K T Selberg

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.05.003

Recent advances in conservative and surgical treatment options of common equine foot problems

Vet J. 2018 Jul:237:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.05.003. Epub 2018 May 17.

Authors

S D Gutierrez-Nibeyro¹, A M McCoy², K T Selberg³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.
³ Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

PMID: 30089549
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.05.003

Abstract

Foot problems are very common causes of lameness in horses. With the recent diagnostic advances to evaluate and treat foot pathology as well as to monitor response to therapy, it is now possible to more accurately evaluate the effectiveness of many of these treatments. This review details some of the recent advances of the most common conservative and surgical treatment options for foot problems in horses, including an overview of evidence on the efficacy to support the use of these treatment options and on factors that may affect prognosis.

Keywords: Advanced diagnostic imaging; Digit; Horse; Injuries; Therapies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Foot
Foot Diseases / surgery
Foot Diseases / therapy
Foot Diseases / veterinary*
Horse Diseases / surgery
Horse Diseases / therapy*
Horses
Lameness, Animal / surgery
Lameness, Animal / therapy*
Prognosis