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VetTips: Equine Nerve Blocks & Lameness
November 29,2016
Tip 1:
Signalment influences differential diagnosis in equine lameness. For example a common clinical presentation is proximal metacarpal pain but the causes often differ if the patient is a sports horse or racehorse. In a racehorse the primary suspicion may be primary suspensory desmitis, while in a racehorse and avulsion fracture is higher up the differential list.
Tip 2:
The calcaneal bursa ACTUALLY has two components!
1: A bursa underneath the gastroc tendon
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