Septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint in 12 horses
| Autor: | Jeffrey P. Watkins, Clifford M. Honnas, Robert D. Welch, T S Ford, J R Vacek |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Lameness Animal Sodium hyaluronate Arthritis chemistry.chemical_compound Forelimb Ankylosis medicine Animals Horses Arthrography Arthritis Infectious General Veterinary business.industry Neurectomy Bacterial Infections medicine.disease Curettage Surgery Treatment Outcome chemistry Navicular syndrome Lameness Septic arthritis Female Horse Diseases Joint Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary surgery : VS. 21(4) |
| ISSN: | 0161-3499 |
| Popis: | The medical records of 12 horses with septic arthritis of a distal interphalangeal joint were reviewed to determine clinical features and response to treatment. Sepsis was caused by trauma or an injection that resulted in an open or contaminated distal interphalangeal joint. All horses were severely lame. Treatment included broad-spectrum parenterally administered antimicrobial drugs (ten horses), percutaneous through-and-through joint lavage (eight horses), indwelling drains (three horses), immobilization of the limb in a cast (three horses), intraarticular injection of sodium hyaluronate (one horse), intraarticular injection of antimicrobial drugs (five horses), curettage of the distal phalanx (one horse), and cancellous bone grafting to promote fusion (one horse). Five horses were euthanatized. Ankylosis of the affected joint developed in five horses, four of which are pasture sound. Two horses treated medically are sound although one underwent subsequent palmar digital neurectomy for treatment of navicular syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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