Veterinarians use casts to help stabilize and treat a variety of equine foot and leg disorders, from lower limb injuries to severe foot infections to chronic laminitis cases. The latter condition, ...
Those who are treating diabetic foot ulcers should evaluate modern total contact casting techniques, according to a new analysis. Researchers led by Caroline Fife, M.D., looked at a wound care ...
Mechanical collapse, or "sinking," of the distal phalanx (coffin bone) is a devastating complication of laminitis. Prognoses for these cases are often poor, but foot casts might improve horses' ...