8 THE PELVIS (INCLUDING THE SPINE) Clinical importance of the pelvis Lameness associated with the pelvis can be investigated by clinical examination, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, radiology in the young horse, local…
7 THE FOOT Clinical importance of the foot In vertebrate anatomy, the ‘foot’ includes the carpus or tarsus and the regions distal to these joints. Contact between the foot and…
3 THE FORELIMB Clinical importance of the forelimb The foal grows rapidly, especially from birth to 10 weeks-of-age. Fusion of growth plates in the limb bones gives an approximate estimation…
5 THE ABDOMEN Clinical importance of the abdomen The equine clinician spends a large amount of time attending to medical and surgical conditions of the equine abdomen. This is principally…
1 THE HEAD (INCLUDING THE SKIN) Clinical importance of the skin The surface of the horse is clinically important. Any part is liable to trauma because of the activities in…
6 THE HINDLIMB Clinical importance of the hindlimb The hindlimb can be examined clinically by radiography, by ultrasonography and MRI scanning, and by nerve blocks and anaesthesia of the joints….
4 THE THORAX Clinical importance of the thorax The thorax contains two major organs that are of considerable importance in clinical medicine in the horse – the lungs and the…
9 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OF THE HEAD, WITHERS, MANUS AND PES Clinical considerations for diagnostic imaging Radiography is a very useful diagnostic tool in equine medicine, particularly in the skull and…
2 THE NECK Clinical importance of the neck Airway obstruction results from blockage at one or more of several sites. Choanal stenosis (at the nostrils) is the most obvious cause….
