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Review
. 2008 Dec;24(3):621-42, ix.
doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2008.10.006.

Complications of unilateral weight bearing

Gary M Baxter  1 , Scott Morrison
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Review

Complications of unilateral weight bearing

Gary M Baxter et al. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2008 Dec.

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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