Navicular disease in the hindlimbs of the horse.
Of 124 horses determined to have navicular disease during a 5-year period, 6 had clinical and radiographic signs of the disease in both hindlimbs. These 6 were all castrated males, ranging in age from 3 to 12 years, and were used for work of similar nature: roping, cutting, and pleasure. Treatment consisted of posterior digital neurectomy and corrective shoeing in 2 cases, posterior digital neurectomy alone in 2 cases, and corrective shoeing alone in 2 cases. Following treatment, lameness subsided, and all 6 horses were returned to full use.
D000818:Animals; D006614:Hindlimb; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013643:Tarsus, Animal