cover image - Equine Podiatry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition
ISBN: 9781455734191
Copyright: 2007
Publication Date: 05-16-2007
Page Count: 480
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $110.99

Equine Podiatry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition

by Andrea Floyd, DVM and Richard Mansmann, VMD, PhD

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cover image - Equine Podiatry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 1st Edition
ISBN: 9781455734191
Copyright: 2007
Publication Date: 05-16-2007
Page Count: 480
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $110.99
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    • Written by and for both veterinarians and farriers, this book makes it easier for veterinarians and farriers to collaborate on the proper care and shoeing of the horse's foot.
    • Text is devoted entirely to equine podiatry — with 70 percent to 80 percent of lameness problems involving the foot, this comprehensive discussion is invaluable to the equine practitioner.
    • Highly respected and qualified authors from all over the world provide expert information, along with a chapter on the future of equine podiatry.
    • Beautiful 4-color design and art program gives the reader helpful visual aids that clarify explanations in the text.
  • SECTION I: Anatomy and Physiology of the Equine Foot
    Chapter 1 Gross Anatomy: Structure and Function
    Chapter 2 Biomechanics of the Equine Hoof
    Chapter 3 Microscopic Anatomy and Physiology
    Chapter 4 Hoof Nutrition

    SECTION II: Diagnostic Evaluation of the Equine Foot
    Chapter 5 Visual Inspection and Manual Evaluation
    Chapter 6 Diagnostic Analgesia of the Equine Foot
    Chapter 7 Diagnostic Imaging

    SECTION III: Pathological Conditions of the Equine Foot
    Chapter 8 Developmental Conditions
    Chapter 9 Pathologic Conditions of the External Hoof Capsule
    Chapter 10 Pathologic Conditions of the Internal Hoof Capsule
    Chapter 11 Chronic Heel Pain
    Chapter 12 Laminitis

    SECTION IV: Balancing and Shoeing the Equine Hoof
    Chapter 13 Principles of Trimming and Shoeing
    Chapter 14 Discipline-Specific Trimming and Shoeing
    Chapter 15 Shoeing the Diseased Hoof
    Chapter 16 Shoeing the Diseased Limb

    SECTION V: New Directions in Equine Podiatry
    Chapter 17 Digital Amputation and Prosthetic Management
    Chapter 18 Preventive Footcare
    Chapter 19 Client/Farrier/Veterinarian Relations
    Chapter 20 The Future of Equine Podiatry

    Bibliography
    Appendix
    Index
  • Andrea Floyd, DVM, Serenity Equine, Evington, VA and Richard Mansmann, VMD, PhD, Clinical Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Director of the Podiatry and Rehabilitation Services, North Carolina Equine Health Center at Southern Pines, Southern Pines, NC
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