The equine tendon in health and disease / Henry Jann, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jann, Hank W.

Series:

Animal science, issues, and professions series.

Animal Science, Issues and Professions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tendons.

Tendons--Wounds and injuries.

Horses--Wounds and injuries.

Horses.

Horses--Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to provide information on all aspects of clinical management of tendon problems in horses. The chapters cover the spectrum of understanding structure and function, diagnostic modalities, treatment options, rehabilitation strategies, etiology of injury, and prevention of tendon injury. All authors have vast clinical experience and are among the most qualified in their respective areas of expertise. It is the editor's goal to provide the reader with a state of the art resource that will aid in dealing with tendon problems. This includes diagnosing and treating the acute inj

Contents:

""THE EQUINE TENDON IN HEALTH AND DISEASE""; ""THE EQUINE TENDON IN HEALTH AND DISEASE""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""Chapter 1: TENDON STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""STRUCTURE OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE""; ""TENDON ARCHITECTURE""; ""ENTHESES - OSTEOTENDINOUS JUNCTION AND MUSCULOTENDINOUS JUNCTION""; ""BIOMECHANICS""; ""INJURED TENDON""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: IMAGING""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ULTRASOUND""; ""MRI""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SUGGESTED READING""

""Chapter 3: TREATMENT OF ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: STEM CELL THERAPY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""WHAT ARE STEM CELLS?""; ""HOW STEM CELLS WORK""; ""HOW TO HARVEST SAMPLES""; ""INJECTION TECHNIQUE""; ""CASE EXAMPLES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR EQUINE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SURGICAL TECHNIQUES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: THERAPEUTIC REPAIR OF DAMAGED TENDONS AND SUSPENSORIES: CONSERVATIVE AND SURGICAL THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""Chapter 7: PROFILING, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, AND PREVENTION OF TENDON INJURIES""""ABSTRACT""; ""PROFILING""; ""PHYSICAL CONDITIONING""; ""PREVENTION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 8: EQUINE REHABILITATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""KESMARC KY""; ""THE KESMARC KY APPROACH""; ""WHEN A HORSE ARRIVES""; ""SOFT-TISSUE INJURIES""; ""MODALITIES""; ""PREHABILITATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (September 02, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-62808-060-4

OCLC:

856934210