title: Surgical treatment of lameness.
abstract: Digital diseases are commonly seen in cattle. Cattle affected by digital disorders do not always respond to conservative therapy and require surgery. Surgical procedures for the common digital disorders are described, with emphasis on the different approaches to the distal interphalangeal joint.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desrochers
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: St-Jean
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000601:surgery*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary