title: Management of equine orthopedic pain.
abstract: Pain management is an extremely vital part of equine orthopedic surgery. Providing optimum analgesia for the patient will decrease recovery time, decrease physiologic stress on the animal, and provide maximum comfort during the post-operative period. The major analgesic drug categories and routes covered are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, local anesthetics, intra-articular drugs, and epidurals.
authors.forename: Lisa S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Baller
authors.forename: Dean A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hendrickson
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000662:veterinary; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000662:veterinary; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000662:veterinary*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D059408:Pain Management
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal