Deglove injury to stallion (28/07)

Stallion, severe wire injury to hind cannon 19/07/ with total removal of all skin over 275mm in front and 75mm behind. Wrapped with Lotagen 8 days to grannulate over cannon and tendons

Deglove injury on 8/08 (+10 days)

Horse treated every other day through spa, then bandaged with Bioband, yellow lotion, combine dressing and elastoplast.  Grannulation settled and now 270mm in front and 70mm behind

 

Deglove injury on 20/08 (+ 12days)

Epithelialisation progressing very well with control of grannulation tissue.  Reduced to 255mm in front and 55mm behind. Stallion sound enough to test serve today on 20/08

Deglove injury on 17/09 (+ 27 days)

Injury better but damaged in mid period due to management decision to allow free run in yards which caused varicose cysts and enlargement in grannulation.  Now 235mm in front and 27mm behind. Stallion serving most days.

Epithelialisation

Epithelial edge clearly evident and growing across at 2-3mm per day when no bandage movement is established.

 

Deglove injury on 23/09/ (+ 6 days)

Injury back on track and reducing rapidly. 220mm in front and 15mm behind. Skin now fully above fetlock joint and almost closed medially

 

Degloved:  Success

Another Successful Equine Therapeutic Spa “Chilled Water Hydrotherapy” Result

 

Additional Case Injury Detail & Photos
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Chronic open contusion injury which had been ongoing for six months and dressed daily with lotagen for 2 months and yellow lotion for 6 weeks. Joint was extremely swollen and immobile. Dressed on veterinary advice with Vitamin A and stockholm tar without cover

chronic open contusion injury

2

Lesion had originally involved front of cannon down over joint which was according to owner only getting worse and the horse lamer. Right photo taken after wound cleaned and spa treated

Lesion had originally involved front of cannon down over joint

3

Three times a week spa treatment for two weeks dramatically improved the mobilisation of the joint and the improved epthelialisation is clearly evident. The horse was reintroduced to light work
2 weeks dramatically improved mobilisation of the joint

4

After three weeks treatment the horse was placed in full work and successfully completed dressage after a further eight weeks. When the photographs were taken. Full movement and closure were present
3 weeks spa treatment the horse was successfully placed in full work

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