Achieve optimal results in equine foot care and treatment! The Illustrated Horse’s Foot: A Comprehensive Guide uses clear instructions in an atlas-style format to help you accurately identify, diagnose, and treat foot problems in horses. Full-color clinical photographs show structure and function as well as the principles of correct clinical examination and shoeing, and a companion website has videos depicting equine foot cases. Written by internationally renowned expert Christoher Pollitt, this resource enhances your ability to treat equine conditions ranging from laminitis to foot cracks, infections, trauma, vascular compromise, and arthritis.
1. Introduction - p. vii 2. 1. Foot Structure and Function - p. viii 3. 1. The hoof - p. viii 4. 2. The hoof capsule - p. 1 5. 3. The dermis - p. 17 6. 4. The mimics anatomic models - p. 27 7. 5. Planar anatomy - p. 35 8. 6. The suspensory apparatus of the distal phalanx - p. 55 9. 7. The circulatory system - p. 68 10. 8. Histology - p. 120 11. 9. Electron microscopy - p. 142 12. 10. Bones - p. 148 13. 11. Joints - p. 158 14. 12. Radiography of the foot - p. 164 15. 13. The palmar digital nerve - p. 170 16. 2. Conditions of the Foot - p. 171 17. 14. Laminitis - p. 171 18. 15. Navicular disease - p. 216 19. 16. Midline toe cracks - p. 222 20. 17. Seedy toe (“white line disease”) - p. 234 21. 18. Ossification of the ungular cartilages - p. 241 22. 19. Coronary band injury - p. 244 23. 20. Infected nail holes - p. 247 24. Index - p. 255
Achieve optimal results in equine foot care and treatment! The Illustrated Horse’s Foot: A Comprehensive Guide uses clear instructions in an atlas-style format to help you accurately identify, diagnose, and treat foot problems in horses. Full-color clinical photographs show structure and function as well as the principles of correct clinical examination and shoeing, and a companion website has videos depicting equine foot cases. Written by internationally renowned expert Christoher Pollitt, this resource enhances your ability to treat equine conditions ranging from laminitis to foot cracks, infections, trauma, vascular compromise, and arthritis.
1. Introduction - p. vii 2. 1. Foot Structure and Function - p. viii 3. 1. The hoof - p. viii 4. 2. The hoof capsule - p. 1 5. 3. The dermis - p. 17 6. 4. The mimics anatomic models - p. 27 7. 5. Planar anatomy - p. 35 8. 6. The suspensory apparatus of the distal phalanx - p. 55 9. 7. The circulatory system - p. 68 10. 8. Histology - p. 120 11. 9. Electron microscopy - p. 142 12. 10. Bones - p. 148 13. 11. Joints - p. 158 14. 12. Radiography of the foot - p. 164 15. 13. The palmar digital nerve - p. 170 16. 2. Conditions of the Foot - p. 171 17. 14. Laminitis - p. 171 18. 15. Navicular disease - p. 216 19. 16. Midline toe cracks - p. 222 20. 17. Seedy toe (“white line disease”) - p. 234 21. 18. Ossification of the ungular cartilages - p. 241 22. 19. Coronary band injury - p. 244 23. 20. Infected nail holes - p. 247 24. Index - p. 255
