Chronic laminitis: current treatment strategies.
Laminitis is divided into four different phases: developmental, acute, subacute, and chronic. The focus of this article is on treating the laminitic horse after the cessation of therapy for the acute phase, that is, usually 2 to 4 weeks after the onset of clinical signs.
Parks
Andrew
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Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7385, USA. parksa@vet.uga.edu
O'Grady
Stephen E
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D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D007249:Inflammation / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome