Musculoskeletal Pathology

作者：Peat Frances J; Kawcak Christopher E^*

来源：Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice , 2015, 31(2): 407-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.cveq.2015.04.003

• Musculoskeletal
• Orthopedic
• Osteochondrosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Tendon
• Muscle
• Infectious
• Laminitis

The current understanding of pathology as it relates to common diseases of the equine musculoskeletal system is reviewed. Conditions are organized under the fundamental categories of developmental, exercise-induced, infectious, and miscellaneous pathology. The overview of developmental pathology incorporates the new classification system of juvenile osteochondral conditions. Discussion of exercise-induced pathology emphasizes increased understanding of the contribution of cumulative microdamage caused by repetitive cyclic loading. Miscellaneous musculoskeletal pathology focuses on laminitis, which current knowledge indicates should be regarded as a clinical syndrome with a variety of possible distinct mechanisms of structural failure that are outlined in this overview.