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This work provides an update on the existing knowledge about navicular disease. It offers abundant information on the clinical findings that can be obtained using the different diagnostic tests, as well as on the therapeutic approaches indicated for the different conditions associated with the disease, and which in many cases make it possible to successfully prolong the sports life of affected horses.
1. Definition
2. Anatomical Review
3. Aetiopathogenesis
Proximal margin
Distal margin
Flexor surface
Bone structure
4. Clinical Signs
5. Diagnosis
Diagnostic anaesthesia
Imaging diagnosis
Radiology
Ultrasound
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Scintigraphy
Computed tomography (CT)
Thermography
6. Treatment
Orthopaedic treatment
Medical treatment
Nonsteroidal anti-in ammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Intrasynovial medication
Isoxsuprine
Anticoagulant therapy
Bisphosphonates
Bursoscopy
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)
Surgical treatment
Palmar digital neurectomy
Desmotomy of the suspensory ligaments of the navicular bone
7. References
- Autor/es Pablo Adrados de Llano, Raquel Gómez Lucas, Álvaro Vázquez Goyoaga
- Año de edición 2019
- Nº Páginas 40
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Tamaño 17 X 24
- Idioma Inglés