Fürst A, Kummer M, Lischer C, Bertolla R, Auer J, Geyer H
Pferdeklinik der Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Zürich.
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2006 Feb;148(2):55-63. doi: 10.1024/0036-7281.148.2.55.
Fifty-four horses with hoof cracks were referred to the Equine Hospital of the University of Zurich, for treatment. The horses were admitted because of lameness or other symptoms caused by the cracks. Deep or complicated quarter cracks were the most common type of cracks diagnosed. Poor conformation and abnormal hoof shape were the most important causes of hoof crack development, whereas injury to the coronary band was a less frequently encountered cause. Effective treatment of this problem includes corrective shoeing, removing horn from the weight-bearing surface as well as from the crack with a Dremel tool and immobilization of the borders of the crack. However, even with such a therapy, the recurrence rate of hoof cracks was with 20% very high.
54匹患有蹄裂的马被送到苏黎世大学马医院接受治疗。这些马因蹄裂导致跛行或其他症状而入院。深部或复杂的蹄冠裂是最常见的诊断出的蹄裂类型。蹄形不良和蹄形异常是蹄裂形成的最重要原因，而冠状带损伤是较少见的原因。有效治疗这个问题包括矫正蹄铁，用德雷梅尔工具从负重面以及裂缝处去除角质，并固定裂缝边缘。然而，即使采用这种治疗方法，蹄裂的复发率仍高达20%，非常高。
