Effects of topical application of antimicrobials and bandaging on healing and granulation tissue formation in wounds of the distal aspect of the limbs in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-92

  Berry II, Douglass B ^a   Sullins, Kenneth E ^a  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; EPITHELIZATION; EXCISION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMB; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; NONHUMAN; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; EPITHELIUM; EXTREMITIES; GRANULATION TISSUE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; POVIDONE-IODINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037251562     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.88     Document Type: Article

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