Open drainage, intra-articular and systemic antibiotics in the treatment of septic arthritis/tenosynovitis in horses

SummarySeptic arthritis of the elbow due to trauma was diagnosed in a young lioness and the joint was fused with internal and external fixations. External skeletal fixation was used for three months in order to augment bone plating and enhance bone fusion of the joint. Combining internal and external stabilizing procedures was tolerated by the animal and permitted limb salvage in a large, growing, non-domesticated animal.Septic and degenerative elbow arthritis due to trauma requires aggressive medical and surgical treatments to preserve limb function. In this case, systemic antibiotics, joint lavage and arthrodesis were used successfully in a lioness (Panthera leo) to save the forelimb.

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Treatment of staphylococcal septic arthritis in rabbits by systemic antibiotics and intra-articular corticosteroids

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/ard.57.11.687 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 57 (11) ◽

pp. 687-690 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

A J Wysenbeek ◽

J Volchek ◽

M Amit ◽

D Robinson ◽

I Boldur ◽

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Keyword(s):

Septic Arthritis ◽

Systemic Antibiotics

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Acute septic arthritis complicating chronic rheumatoid arthritis

JAMA ◽

10.1001/jama.196.7.617 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 196 (7) ◽

pp. 617-621 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

D. L. Rimoin

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Septic Arthritis ◽

Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Kirschner-Ehmer Device Alone to Stabilize Caudal Lumbar Fractures in Small Dogs

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1633264 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 4 (04) ◽

pp. 112-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Julia Blackmore ◽

Lesley Phillips

Keyword(s):

General Anaesthesia ◽

Broad Spectrum ◽

Healing Process ◽

Postoperative Management ◽

Lumbar Fractures ◽

Systemic Antibiotics

SummaryA Kirschner-Ehmer device was used to stabilize caudal lumbar fractures/luxations in three dogs weighing 12 kg or less. A through and through Kirschner-Ehmer device maintained alignment during the healing process using the appropriate sized rods and clamps. Postoperative management included strict cage confinement and oral broad spectrum systemic antibiotics for up to two weeks after removal of the Kirschner-Ehmer device. In all three cases, the fractures/luxations were healed within six to eight weeks. The Kirschner-Ehmer device could then be removed with sedation or general anaesthesia.

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