Septic Arthritis, Physitis, and Osteomyelitis in Foals

• Autores: Kati G. Glass, Ashlee E. Watts
• Localización: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice: Equine Practice, ISSN-e 0749-0739, Vol. 33, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 299-314
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Several features of musculoskeletal infections in the foal are different from the adult horse and the differences present diagnostic challenges and opportunities.

    Despite differences in etiology and diagnostics, the mainstay of therapy in the foal is similar to the adult: local lavage and/or debridement and local antimicrobial therapy.

    When there is physeal or bony involvement, more aggressive therapy and use of longerterm local antimicrobial therapy is indicated.

    When musculoskeletal infection is the primary problem, the prognosis appears to be fair to good for survival of synovial, bony, and physeal infections with appropriate and aggressive local therapy.

    Prognosticating future athleticism is difficult given current literature but most certainly varies with the disease state, comorbidities, and involvement of articular structures as well as the intended athletic use