Describe techniques that can be used to encourage a horse to maintain a limb in weight-bearing position
What will be an ideal response?
Horses can be encouraged to maintain normal weight bearing on the limb of radiographic interest via elevating the fore or hind limb on the contralateral side. A modest amount of pressure applied to either the knee or hock on the limb of interest will also encourage the horse to remain weight bearing. Finally, when horses are required to stand on a positioning block, concurrently elevating the contralateral forelimb on second block can help to minimize motion.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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