Treatment of chronic digital septic tenosynovitis in 12 horses by modified open annular ligament desmotomy and passive open drainage

Veterinary Record

Volumn 147, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 388-393

  Chan, C C ^a   Murphy, H ^a   Munroe, G A ^b  

^a Ashbrook Equine Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Flanders Veterinary Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTIOFUR; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; NEOPEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLBUTAZONE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); PROCAINE PENICILLIN; SULFADIAZINE; TRIMEDIAZINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; HORSE; LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TENOSYNOVITIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0034734747     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.147.14.388     Document Type: Article

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