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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Untitled, Forelimbs Fractures of the distal metacarpus and the proximal and middle phalanges, Definition Lameness is Defined as the abnormal stance or gait. Normal horses have balanced, symmetric motion, whereas lame horses have unbalanced, asymmetric gait. Lameness is not a disease per se, but rather a clinical sign. It is a manifestation of pain, mechanical restrictions leading to alterations in the gait or stance or neuromuscular disease., Cause of Lameness may be due to Nerve damage, 1.Essential information includes Breed, Hindlimb is made of Joints, TREATMENT Can be Surgical, Joint Block Types Shoulder Joint, Physical examination involves "Hands-off" examination, Non-Surgical Commonly Systemic Anti-Inflammatories Phenylbutazone, INVESTIGATION Step 4 Diagnostics, Patient Data and History 4. Owner's description of lameness, Nerve Block Hind Limb Deep Peroneal Block, INVESTIGATION Step 2 Physical examination, Nerve Block Hind Limb High Plantar Nerve Block, Surgical Treatment Depends on Cause of Lameness, Forelimb is made of Tendons & Ligaments, Anatomy of the Forelimb, Non-Surgical Commonly Systemic Anti-Inflammatories Ketoprofen, Hindlimbs Fractures of the distal metacarpus and below, INVESTIGATION How is this treated? TREATMENT