Effect of antimicrobial solution lavage on the palmar digital tendon sheath in horses.
Sixteen horses were allotted to 4 groups of 4 horses each to evaluate the effect of tendon sheath lavage with 4 solutions (balanced electrolyte solution, 0.1% povidone-iodine, 0.5% povidone-iodine, and 0.5% chlorhexidine). The synovitis caused by 0.1% povidone-iodine lavage was not appreciably worse than that caused by balanced electrolyte solution lavage, but the 0.5% povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine lavages caused severe synovitis, and, therefore, should not be used for tendon sheath lavage.
Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.
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Baird
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Scruggs
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Watkins
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Taylor
D000818:Animals; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005552:Forelimb; D006736:Horses; D011205:Povidone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011897:Random Allocation; D012996:Solutions; D013710:Tendons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000662:veterinary
D004573:Electrolytes; D012996:Solutions; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D011205:Povidone; D002710:Chlorhexidine