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Diagnosis of stifle disease relies on a thorough history and clinical exam. ... Questions that are helpful to ask when diagnosing stifle lameness include the age of lameness onset and the circumstances surrounding it, including the contribution of deep footing, an exceptionally hard effort by the horse, or casting in...
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www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=9135
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Stifle lameness generally falls into one of two diagnostic choices the first is that of permanent or intermittent upward fixation of the patella. This is described below.
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www.novickdvm.com/patella.htm
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Meniscal injuries are found in 10% of all stifle lameness cases. Usually there is swelling and overt lameness. Arthroscopy is the best way to diagnose meniscal injuries, but MRI is becoming more available.
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www.behindthebitblog.com/2008/10/stifle-mother-of-all-j...
www.behindthebitblog.com/2008/10/stifle-mother-of-all-joints.html
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We questioned whether this is a component of naturally acquired stifle lameness in dogs and obtained short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) images of six dogs with stifle lameness. High-signal STIR lesions were detected in five of six (83%) dogs and eight of 12 (67%) limbs.
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www.citeulike.org/group/1954/article/1432175
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The more complex a structure, the more things can potentially go wrong with it. This certainly holds true for the stifle. ... The horse’s stifle is the anatomical equivalent of our knee, designed to be capable of a very large range of movement. This calls for special modifications to protect the joint surfaces from...
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www.horse-journal.com/issues/13_9/features/990-1.html
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BioInfoBank Library :: Surgical stabilisation of the stifle in cranial cruciate ligament injury in cattle. Stifle Lameness in Cattle at Two Veterinary Teaching Hospitals: A Retrospective Study of Forty-two Cases. Effect of presence of the male on initiation of estrous cycle activity of goats. ... When surgery was unsuccessful,
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lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:6755875
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Medical editor Matthew Mackay-Smith, DVM, addresses an EQUUS reader's question on the treatment of stifle strains. ... The muscular control of the horse's stifle (the best analog of the human knee) is anatomically and functionally complex. We can reduce it, however, to three groups: ... Home Horse Care Health Lameness...
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www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/lameness/eqstifle...
www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/lameness/eqstifle2102/
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8 Year Old Schnauzer Mix with Chronic Hip Lameness; This dog had chronic hip lameness for over 6 months. NSAID treatment once a day, did not control the discomfort. Full PDF Case Study; 5 Year Old Vizsla with Chronic Stifle Lameness;
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www.vet-stem.com/smallanimal/casestudies.php
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The complexity of the stifle lends itself to many different problems. In a study of 86 cases of stifle lameness, Drs. L. Jeffcoat and S. Kolb found 38 percent of the horses had subchondral bone cysts. Many of these were thoroughbreds noted to be developing stifle lameness at, or before, the onset of training.
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veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Inside-...
veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Inside-the-equine-stifle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/338632
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