Leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with Staphylococcus intermedius in the pastern of a horseA pregnant quarterhorse mare became acutely lame as a result of severe swelling of its right hind leg, thought to have been caused by a fracture or a muscle tear. Diagnostic procedures ruled out a ...
The meaning of PASTERN is a part of the foot of an equine extending from the fetlock to the top of the hoof.
the part of a horse’s foot between the fetlock and the hoofTopics Animalsc2 Word Origin Take your English to the next level The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app...
late 13c.,pastron, "shackle fixed on the foot of a horse or other beast," from Old Frenchpasturon(Modern Frenchpaturon), diminutive ofpasture"shackle for a horse in pasture," from Vulgar Latin*pastoria, noun use of fem. of Latinpastorius"of herdsmen," frompastor"shepherd" (seepastor)....
Definition of Pastern PasternPastern Pas"tern, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[^a]turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illus...
1. The part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and hoof. 2. An analogous part of the leg of a dog or other quadruped. [Alteration of Middle English pastron, hobble, pastern, from Old French pasturon, diminutive of pasture, pasture, tether, alteration of *pastoire, from Latin pā...
The invention relates to a boot for protecting the leg of a horse, especially for protecting tendons, ligaments, sesamoid bone and fetlock joint (F) of the rear section of the front legs (V) of jumpers. Said boot comprises an outer shell (2) from a rigid material with a middle ...
M.C.RickD.J.HerthelJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Equine Veterinary EducationBrasche, S.U., Rick, M.C. and Herthel, D.J. (2004) Treatment of a horse with osteomyelitis following repair of a middle phalangeal fracture via pastern arthrodesis. Equine vet. Educ. 16, 262-266....
The environment of the affected horse was heavily contaminated with urine, manure, and other organic debris. Verrucous pododermatitis of horses may be the same as or similar to bovine papillomatous digital dermatitis, and these conditions have similar etiologies.A M...
horseosteomyelitisfracturepasternarthrodesisThe management of osteomyelitis following fracture repair can be one of the most challenging problems facing orthopaedic surgeons (Fackelmann 1992). This report describes the successful surgical and post surgical management of osteomyelitis in a 3-year-old American ...