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Developmental Orthopedic Disease in Horses

ByChris Whitton, BVSc, FANZCVS, PhD, Equine Centre, University of Melbourne;
James K. Belknap, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University;Tracy A. Turner, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR, Turner Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery;Jane C. Boswell, MA, VetMB, CertVA, CertES (Orth), DECVS, MRCVS;Peter Clegg, MA, Vet MB, DipECVS, PhD, MRCVS, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Liverpool;Matthew T. Brokken, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University;Marcus J. Head, BVetMed;James Schumacher, DVM, DACVS, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee;John Schumacher, DVM, DACVIM-LAIM, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University;Chris Whitton, BVSc, FANZCVS, PhD, Equine Centre, University of Melbourne
Reviewed/Revised Sept 2015 | Modified Sept 2024

Developmental orthopedic diseases of horses constitute an important group of conditions that includes osteochondrosis, physeal dysplasia, acquired angular limb deformities, flexural deformities, and cuboidal bone malformations.

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