Lameness in cattle

a survey of 102 cases including history, clinical and radiographic findings, prognosis and treatment

Authors

  • G. H. Nesbitt Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47905
  • H. E. Amstutz Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47905
  • R. E. Lewis Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47905

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1975no10p39-49

Keywords:

cattle, cattle diseases, Fractures, Joint diseases, lameness, THERAPY, arthropathy, therapeutics, Bos, Bovidae, ruminants, Artiodactyla, mammals, vertebrates, Chordata, animals, eukaryotes

Abstract

Of 102 animals studied, 60 were males and 42 females. The frequencies of involvement of various parts were: foreleg, 31; hind leg, 67; digits or fetlock joint, 35; distal limb (metatarsal, metacarpal, carpus or tarsus), 28; proximal aspect of the limb including pelvis, 31; and general leg involvement, 8. Radiographic abnormalities were noted in 87 cases. The primary diagnosis included septic arthritis (30), fractures (19) and degenerative joint diseases (19). The prognosis of interphalangeal septic arthritis treated by amputation of the phalanx was favourable in all cases. For septic arthritis involving other joints the prognosis was guarded. For long fractures of the distal limb treated by casting the prognosis was favourable but guarded for proximal limb fractures. An unfavourable prognosis was given for all cases of osteoarthritis.

Cover image of the 10th Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a red background with a photo in the shape of the state of Georgia of the Atlanta skyline at night, with the title of the journal and AABP logo in the upper right-hand corner and the information for the 8th annual conference in the bottom middle.

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Published

1975-11-01

How to Cite

Nesbitt, G. H., Amstutz, H. E., & Lewis, R. E. (1975). Lameness in cattle: a survey of 102 cases including history, clinical and radiographic findings, prognosis and treatment. The Bovine Practitioner, 1975(10), 39–49. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1975no10p39-49

Issue

No. 10 (1975 November)

Section

Articles