Crown kick

The crown kick is a term used in equine medicine and describes a wound in the area of ​​the crown edge of the hoof . A crown kick is usually the result of a self-inflicted kick injury with awkward movements, but can also be caused by other horses, by bumping into objects or foreign bodies. Lameness can occur depending on the extent and depth of the injury . Secondary, phlegmon and horny fissures can also develop .

The therapy consists around a crescent-shaped recess in the horn to the wound in the cleaning of the wound as well as shredding or cutting. This is followed by an antiseptic treatment and a pressure bandage. Deep wounds must be sewn, otherwise the hoof can be deformed. As one is in any wound in horses tetanus - prophylaxis recommended.

literature

• Burkhard Rau, Lutz-Ferdinand Litzke: The hoof: textbook of the horseshoe . Georg Thieme Verlag, 6th edition 2012, ISBN 9783830411994 , p. 230.

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