num_pages: 490
description: The first text to specifically address joint disease in the horse! Written by 29 pioneers in the field, the book presents the latest information on basic joint pathobiology and translates these findings into practice-applicable guidance. Clinical studies,methods of diagnosis, rationales for treatment, and critical evaluations of treatment are presented to help readers make the best management choices for each patient. This book offers the ideal combination of solid scientific grounding and up-to-date clinical detail. Describes the general principles of joint pathobiology providing the background to evaluate and interpret the diagnostic and surgical aspects of disease. Discusses current research providing insight for difficult cases and delineates the directions in which future arthritis research is headed. Provides an overview of arthroscopic surgery for the acute injury, and the results, including fragment removal, fragment fixation and synovectomy.
language: English
title: Joint Diseases in the Horse
titlecomplete: Joint Diseases in the Horse
publisher: Saunders