Foot pain and the elusive diagnosis.
New information about foot anatomy, effects of local analgesia, and advances in diagnostic imaging (ultrasonography, nuclear scintigraphy, MRI, CT, and endoscopy) has opened the way for more specific diagnoses of lameness. New questions have been raised, however, and some older ideas are now in doubt. This article discusses some of these findings in the light of our own clinical experiences as they relate to diagnosis of the causes of foot pain.
Dyson
Sue
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Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CBCB88 7UU, United Kingdom. sue.dyson@aht.org.uk
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Daniel
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D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012775:Shoes; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology
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