Complications of unilateral weight bearing
- PMID: 19203705
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2008.10.006
Complications of unilateral weight bearing
Abstract
The most common and significant complication of excessive unilateral weight bearing in adult horses is support limb laminitis. Young horses with unilateral lameness problems develop support limb laminitis infrequently compared with adult horses.
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