1. Functional Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System

a. Hoof – Fails

b. Forelimb - Fails

c. Hindlimb – Fails

d. Axial skeleton – Fails

2. Examination for Lameness

a. History, visual exam and conformation – Baxter and Stashak

b. Palpation and manipulation – Baxter and Stashak

c. Subjective assessment of lameness - Keegan

d. Objective assessment of lameness - Keegan

e. Perineural and Intrasynovial anesthesia –Baxter

3. Diagnostic Imaging

a. Radiography- Acutt, Barrett

b. Ultrasound – Redding

c. Nuclear scintigraphy – Selberg, Acutt, Valdes-Martinez

d. CT – Spriet

e. MRI – Schramme and Segard-Weisse

f. Thermography – Turner

4. Lameness of the Distal Limb

a. Foot

• Navicular region and soft tissue injuries of the foot – Eggleston and Baxter

• Coffin joint and distal phalanx – Baxter

b. Miscellaneous conditions of the foot – Baxter

• Laminitis – Belknap, Parks, Dern

c. Pastern – Watts and Baxter

d. Fetlock – Brokken and Bertone

e. Metacarpal/metatarsal regions – Ortved and Bertone

5. Lameness of the Proximal Limb

a. Carpus – Kawcak

b. Antebrachium, elbow and humerus – Hubert

c. Shoulder and scapula – Hubert

d. Tarsus - Redding

e. Tibia and Crus – Redding

f. Stifle - FP region – Baxter and Sullins

g. Stifle - FT region - Kawcak

h. Femur and coxofemoral region – Ernst, Trumble (delete Baxter as co-author)

6. Lameness Associated with the Axial Skeleton

a. Pelvis – Van Wessum

b. Sacroiliac region -Van Wessum

c. Thoracolumbar region/Back - Van Wessum

d. Neck and poll - Van Wessum

7. Principles of Musculoskeletal Disease

a. Joint disease and osteoarthritis – McIlwraith

b. Bone injuries and disease– Kawcak and Baxter

c. Tendon and ligament injuries – Goodrich

d. Muscle injuries/disease - Valberg

8.  Principles of Therapy for Lameness

a. Systemic/Parenteral – Koch and Goodrich

b. Topical/local – Koch and Goodrich

c. Intrasynovial – Smanik and Goodrich

d. Intralesional – Steward and Goodrich

e. Oral/Nutritional – Ernst and Trumble

f. Therapeutic trimming and shoeing – Parks

g. Acupuncture/chiropractic/manipulation – Haussler

h. Rehabilitation/Physical therapy –King, Ellis, Stubbs

9.  Occupation-related Lameness Conditions

a. Thoroughbred racehorses - Carpenter

b. Standardbred racehorses – Johnston and Nickels

c. Quarter Horse racehorses – Goodman and Overly

d. Western performance horses – Dabariener

e. Jumping/Dressage/Eventing – Maher

f. Endurance horses – Holbrook

g. Show/pleasure horses – Johnson and Frisbie

h. Gaited horses – Wilson and Keegan

i. Draft horses- Hawkins

10. Lameness in the Young Horse

a. The physis/physeal fractures/physitis – Tatarniuk, Trumble and Baxter

b. Angular limb deformities/cuboidal bone malformation – Ernst, Trumble and Baxter

c. Flexural deformities – Ernst, Trumble and Baxter

d. Osteochondrosis – McIlwraith

e. Lameness in foals – Hunt

11. Foot Care and Farriery

  a. Basic foot care – O’Grady

b. Principles of trimming and shoeing- O’Grady

c. Farriery for common hoof problems - O’Grady

d. Natural balance trimming and shoeing – Ovnicek

12. Miscellaneous Musculoskeletal Conditions

a. Musculoskeletal emergencies – Seabaugh

b. The poor-performing horse – Davidson

c. Evaluation of Saddle fit– Haussler

d.  Prepurchase examination - Eggleston

e. Stance and Gait Anomalies caused by Neurological Disease – Goehring

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