Complications of unilateral weight bearing.
The most common and significant complication of excessive unilateral weight bearing in adult horses is support limb laminitis. Young horses with unilateral lameness problems develop support limb laminitis infrequently compared with adult horses.
Baxter
Gary M
GM
Department of Clinical Sciences, James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1620, USA. gbaxter@colostate.edu
Morrison
Scott
S
D000818:Animals; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000473:pathology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*