title: Management of complicated wounds.
abstract: Most injuries, including those with significant tissue loss, can be successfully managed with proper therapy. With delayed healing, potential causes for the delay, such as sequestra, foreign bodies, and excessive motion,should be determined and treated to permit complete wound resolution. Horses have the innate ability to heal rapidly; however, minor injuries can quickly turn into complicated wounds, given the severity of the inciting trauma and the less than ideal environment in which the horses are housed. Wound management must focus on a combination of timely surgical and medical intervention to ensure the best potential outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Medical Center, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. Samuel.hendrix@colostate.edu
authors.forename: Sam M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hendrix
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Baxter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary