Debridement of septic physeal lesions in 3 foals. Academic Article

abstract

• Radiographically, osteolysis of the physis consistent with a septic physitis was observed in 3 foals. The foals were treated with surgical debridement and antimicrobials. Two of the horses were sound for use as adults; the third was euthanatized due to concurrent infectious arthritis and septicemia.

authors

• Watkins, Jeffrey

published proceedings

• Cornell Vet

author list (cited authors)

• Baird, A. N., Taylor, J. R., & Watkins, J. P.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Baird, AN||Taylor, JR||Watkins, JP

publication date

• January 1990

published in

• The Cornell veterinarian  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Bacterial Infections
• Debridement
• Epiphyses
• Female
• Forelimb
• Horse Diseases
• Horses
• Male
• Osteolysis
• Radiography

PubMed Central ID

• 2293565

start page

• 85

end page

• 95

volume

• 80

issue

• 1