Maggot debridement therapy for serious horse wounds - A survey of practitioners

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-91

  Sherman, Ronald A ^a,b   Morrison, Scott ^c   Ng, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement; Equine; Maggot therapy; Surgery; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EUTHANASIA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEG DISEASE; MAGGOT THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LARVA; MALE; VASCULITIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34249871127     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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