coffin bone Archieven - Laminitis : Understanding, Cure, Prevention

Shock dissipation and vibration damping

·30 September 2017

It is impressive how many different structures of the hoof contribute to shock dissipation and attenuation and vibration damping when the horse’s hoof strikes the ground. The sole and the soft tissues in the heel region (frog, digital cushion, hoof…

Anatomy & histology Diagnosis Donkeys Treatment and prevention

Signs of laminitis in donkeys

·25 July 2017

Even though laminitis is not a hoof disease, its worst and most obvious characteristics are found in the hooves. To be able to correctly interpret signs of laminitis in donkeys it is necessary to know the following. The horizontal ridges (laminitic…

Treatment and prevention

Tenotomy and desmotomy

·8 June 2016

Tenotomy, the division of the deep digital flexor tendon and desmotomy, the cutting of the check ligament, are procedures that aim to eliminate the rotation of the coffin bone. The purpose of this type of surgery is to remove the…

Definition

Laminitis or founder or … ?

·20 December 2015

The terms laminitis and founder are often used as synonyms, however there is a difference between the two.  The suffix -itis always refers to inflammation or infection. In this (etymological) case, an inflammation of the dermal lamellae during the acute…