2018 journal article

Evaluation of digital cryotherapy using a commercially available sleeve style ice boot in healthy horses and horses receiving i.v. endotoxin

EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, 50(6), 848–853.

By: M. Burke n, J. Tomlinson*, A. Blikslager n, A. Johnson* & B. Dallap-Schaer*

author keywords: horse; digital cryotherapy; sepsis-associated laminitis; sleeve-style ice boot; lamellar temperatures
MeSH headings : Animals; Cross-Over Studies; Cryotherapy / instrumentation; Cryotherapy / standards; Cryotherapy / veterinary; Endotoxins / administration & dosage; Endotoxins / blood; Female; Foot Diseases / therapy; Foot Diseases / veterinary; Forelimb; Hoof and Claw / pathology; Horse Diseases / therapy; Horses; Male; Prospective Studies; Random Allocation; Skin Temperature
TL;DR: This study is the first to show that a sleeve style boot, where ice does not cover the hoof, can cause significant decreases in lamellar temperatures through cooling of blood as it travels to the foot. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 16, 2018

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