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sandra5

Posted on Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 - 9:36 am:

Can you inject sidebone? Also what is "Palmer Digital Neurectomy?
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DrO

Posted on Monday, Jan 2, 2012 - 7:18 am:

Welcome Sandra,
Inject with what? Sidebone in not in itself a painful disease (see the article for an explanation of this). If you have a lameness do to a primary inflammatory disease, steroid injections might help but I do not know of any work of this. Most painful sidebones are secondary to other problems that need to be addressed first.

PDN is where you surgically sever the nerves innervation the posterior foot. You can read more about this procedure at HorseAdvice.com » Diseases of Horses » Lameness » Diseases of the Hoof » Neurectomy and Nerving: A Farriers View.
DrO
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