Orthopaedic conditions Flashcards
what factors can lead to hoof cracks?
poor foot balance/care
poor horn quality
environment
trauma
what direction will hoof cracks associated with the coronary band run?
transverse
should hoof cracks be nerve blocked?
no, you want to be able to assess if they affect sensitive or insensitive parts
what is white line disease?
progressive crumbling and poor quality hoof wall with separation at the white line
what factors contribute to white line disease?
warm, wet weather
zinc/selenium deficiency
bacterial infection commonly seen
how can white line disease be treated?
corrective shoeing and trimming environmental modification
topical iodine
zinc/selenium supplementation
what is nail bind?
shoeing nail placed close to sensitive structure causing a mild lameness
what is shoeing prick?
shoeing nail placed into sensitive structure causing immediate pain and blood
(abscess develops if left)
what are the clinical signs of subsolar abscesses?
increased digital pulse
increased hoof temperature
sensitive to hoof testers
severe acute lameness
what are some underlying causes of chronic foot abscesses?
immunocompromised (cushings)
keratoma
sequel to laminitis
bone sequestrum
collateral cartilage infection
infective osteitis
what is the appearance of a keratoma?
circular area of abnormal keratinisation with a drainage tract
how does a keratoma appear of radiography?
smooth, radiolucent defect in P3
what is quitter?
infection of collateral cartilage
what are the clinical signs of quitter?
swelling and chronic discharge from the coronary band
what is canker?
chronic hypertrophy of the germinal layer of the frog linked with Fusobacterium necrophorum
