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The leading cause of chronic hind leg lameness is call "bone spavin". Horses with bone spavin can have any of the following symptoms. They can be sore along the muscles on either or both sides of the spine. They can come out of the stall stiff but "work out of it" as they exercise.
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www.novickdvm.com/spavin.htm
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Treatment of bone spavin can be divided into three main types: conservative, medical, and surgical. Conservative and medical treatments focus on reduction of inflammation with or without protection of the joint cartilage, while surgical treatment involves arthrodesis (joint fusion), or tendon cutting.
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evrp.lsu.edu/healthtips/bone_spavin.htm
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"Bone spavin" means new bone growth - usually in the form of a bony lump. You can feel a bone spavin - it'll be a hard lump on the inside of the hock - but not all bone spavins lead to lameness, so it's always a good idea to have some x-rays taken. ... In the meantime, laser treatments can help relieve pain, and there are...
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www.todayshorse.com/Articles/FeedsNutritionHealth/Spavi...
www.todayshorse.com/Articles/FeedsNutritionHealth/Spavins.htm
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Definition and treatment of Bone spavin caused by arthritic or degenerative changes within the lower joints of a horse's hock. A common cause of equine lameness in the hind leg of a horse. ... A Bone spavin has a gradual onset and can affect any type of horse or pony during its adult life.
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Degenerative Joint Disease, commonly known as bone spavin, is a bony swelling onnthe lower, inner side of the hock, caused by arthritis of the bones in the area. Some horses with ... Other treatments are radiation, anti-inflammatory drugs, pin firing and surgery to sever a section of the tendon that runs over the spavin.
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www.gopetsamerica.com/horse/diseases/bone-spavin.aspx
www.gopetsamerica.com/horse/diseases/bone-spavin.aspx
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BONE SPAVIN; Bone spavin is a growth of irregular bony matter from the bones of the joint, and situated on the inside and in front of the joint. Cause.-The causes of spavins are quite numerous, but usually they are sprains, blows, hard work, and, in fact, any cause exciting inflammation of this part of the joint.
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If a horse is suffering from bone spavin, then the management of pain is the primary course for treatment as the condition itself is incurable ... But horses with predominantly destructive X-ray changes respond poorly to these treatments and provide a much greater challenge.
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Veterinary group CEVA Animal Health is looking for horses that have been diagnosed as suffering with bone spavin to take part in a clinical trial of Tiludronate. The drug is already licensed and marketed in Europe under the name Tildren for the treatment of bone spavin and navicular disease.
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It is possible, however, to manage the problem and thereby slow the progression of the bone spavin, ease the pain, and control the lameness. Surgery is an option for horses that do not respond to conventional treatments.
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www.answers.com/topic/bone-spavin
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