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==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
Mild congenital deformities respond within several days and the prognosis is '''generally good'''. Surgery should be considered if there is no response to medical therapy.
Mild congenital deformities respond within several days and the prognosis is '''generally good'''. Surgery should be considered if there is no response to medical therapy.
Desmotomy of the inferior check ligament in the treatment of distal interphalangeal joint contracture is '''reasonable'''.
Stage II contractural deformity and non-reducible carpal contractures hold a '''poor athletic prognosis'''.
==References==
Floyd, A. (2007) '''Equine podiatry''' ''Elsevier Health Sciences''
Stashak, T. (1996) '''Practice guide to lameness in horses''' ''Wiley-Blackwell''
Barr, A. (1994) '''Developmental flexural deformities in the horse''' ''In practice'' July 182-188
Lavoie, J-P. (2009) '''Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine''' ''John Wiley and Sons''
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