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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;Matthew T. Brokken, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University;Marcus J. Head, BVetMed;Chris Whitton, BVSc, FANZCVS, PhD, Equine Centre, University of Melbourne
Reviewed ByAshley G. Boyle, DVM, DACVIM-LA, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Reviewed/Revised Sept 2015 | Modified Sept 2024
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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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