Navicular Disease: New Developments With an Old Dilemma
Date
1984
Authors
Christianson, Dean
Reinertson, Eric
Major Professor
Advisor
Committee Member
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Authors
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Organizational Unit
Iowa State University Digital Repository
The Iowa State University Digital Repository is the open access institutional repository for the university to collect, manage, share, and preserve free, worldwide access to research and scholarship of Iowa State faculty, staff, and students.
Material in the Digital Repository covers a wide range of disciplines from engineering to social sciences to arts and humanities.
Journal Issue
Journal Issue
Is Version Of
Versions
Series
Department
Iowa State University Digital Repository
Abstract
Navicular disease (distal sesamoiditis, podotrochilitis, podotrochleosis, bursitis podotrochlearis) affects the distal sesamoid (navicular) bone and its surrounding structures in the equine limb. The disease is characterized by lameness of varied degrees, usually in the forelimbs. It is a difficult disease for clients to deal with because there is no known cure for navicular disease, and most treatments are only palliative.