In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editors Drs. Erica McKenzie and Stephanie Valberg bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Muscle Disorders of Horses. Top experts in the field discuss all major equine muscle disorders, covering the current state of knowledge about their pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment. This issue is authored by global experts in these topics, representing a rare collation of their collective expertise.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Clinical Examination of the Muscle System - p. 1 9. Genetics of Muscle Disease - p. 17 10. Skeletal Muscle Biopsy - p. 31 11. Disorders of Muscle Mass and Tone - p. 47 12. Myosin Heavy Chain Myopathy and Immune-Mediated Muscle Disorders - p. 61 13. Vitamin E and Selenium-Related Manifestations of Muscle Disease - p. 77 14. Nonexertional Rhabdomyolysis - p. 95 15. Sporadic and Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis - p. 111 16. Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy - p. 125 17. Myofibrillar Myopathy - p. 139 18. The Role of Nutrition in Managing Muscle Disorders - p. 151 19. Anesthesia and Myopathies of Horses - p. 165 20. Traumatic Muscle Injuries - p. 181 21. Muscle Rehabilitation Techniques and Prevention of Injury - p. 193 22. Therapeutic Exercises for Rehabilitation of Muscle Injury - p. 213
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editors Drs. Erica McKenzie and Stephanie Valberg bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Muscle Disorders of Horses. Top experts in the field discuss all major equine muscle disorders, covering the current state of knowledge about their pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment. This issue is authored by global experts in these topics, representing a rare collation of their collective expertise.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Clinical Examination of the Muscle System - p. 1 9. Genetics of Muscle Disease - p. 17 10. Skeletal Muscle Biopsy - p. 31 11. Disorders of Muscle Mass and Tone - p. 47 12. Myosin Heavy Chain Myopathy and Immune-Mediated Muscle Disorders - p. 61 13. Vitamin E and Selenium-Related Manifestations of Muscle Disease - p. 77 14. Nonexertional Rhabdomyolysis - p. 95 15. Sporadic and Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis - p. 111 16. Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy - p. 125 17. Myofibrillar Myopathy - p. 139 18. The Role of Nutrition in Managing Muscle Disorders - p. 151 19. Anesthesia and Myopathies of Horses - p. 165 20. Traumatic Muscle Injuries - p. 181 21. Muscle Rehabilitation Techniques and Prevention of Injury - p. 193 22. Therapeutic Exercises for Rehabilitation of Muscle Injury - p. 213
