Equine limb wound management

摘要

Ann Derham MVB, resident in large animal surgery; and John Mark O'Leary BVMS MRCVS BSc (Hons) MSc Dip ECVS, assistant professor in large animal surgery, University College Dublin, discuss wound management in equine patientsWounds are common in equine patients due to their nature and the environment in which they live. Wounds on the distal limb of horses can be especially difficult to manage because of poor circulation, joint movement and minimal soft tissue between skin and bone.