Researchers have concluded that intra-articular corticosteroids injections are only weakly associated with laminitis, so long as the horse doesn’t have additional risk factors or a history of laminitis.
The overall incidence of laminitis due to IA corticosteroid injection might be lower than many believe.”
Source: The Paulick Report, February 4, 2023. Link. The researchers used a systematic review of the available literature to better define the relationship between IA corticosteroids and laminitis.
Also see: Do corticosteroids increase a horse’s laminitis risk? Not necessarily, EQUUS, October 10, 2022. Link.
Also see: No link between laminitis and IA corticosteroids in healthy horses, The Horse, January 29, 2023. Link.