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- Title
Spontaneous hoof capsule loss following lacerations of the equine distal limb.
- Authors
Ruzickova, P.; Trencart, P.; Laverty, S.
- Abstract
In this article, 3 cases of an infrequent complication of lower limb trauma that presented as a cellulitis and deteriorating comfort a few days after lower limb laceration are described. All 3 horses sloughed the hoof capsule 10 days after initial trauma to that particular limb. Development of subsequent cellulitis/lymphangitis contributed to deterioration of distal limb perfusion. The exact pathophysiological mechanisms remain unknown but clinicians should be aware of this unusual but major complication following limb trauma.
- Subjects
HORSE diseases; HOOFS; CELLULITIS; VETERINARY ultrasonography; VETERINARY pathophysiology; DISEASES
- Publication
Equine Veterinary Education, 2017, Vol 29, Issue 9, p472
- ISSN
0957-7734
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/eve.12597