The construction of the heart bar shoe and the technique of dorsal wall resection.
This paper describes a method of fabricating and fitting heart bar shoes and a technique of dorsal hoof wall resection. The rationale behind the treatments and criteria for their use are described. Radiographic technique is also discussed. This article reports the treatment of a series of clinical cases described in an accompanying article (p370).
Laminitis Clinic, University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science, Langford.
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