The effects of a synthetic epidermis spray on secondary intention wound healing in adult horses.

Objectives: To evaluate secondary intention wound healing in the horse's limbs when treated with the synthetic epidermis spray (Novacika®, Cohesive S.A.S, France) or with a standard bandaging technique.

Guttural Pouch Mycosis: A Three-Step Therapeutic Approach.

The temporary ligation of the common carotid artery is performed as an emergency aid in cases of guttural pouch mycosis. Its usefulness is put into perspective after an anatomical summary of arterial vascularization involving a guttural pouch. It helps to better understand the need for the cranial (cerebral) and caudal (cardiac) occlusion of an arterial rupture by embolization in order to achieve maximum success in preventing and treating an hemorrhage.

Clinical findings, surgical techniques, prognostic factors for short-term survival and long-term outcome in horses with acquired inguinal hernias: Ninety-eight cases (2005-2020).

Objective: To report findings, outcome and determine variables associated with survival in horses with acquired inguinal hernia (AIH).

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: A total of 98 cases in 97 horses.

Effect of Allogeneic Oral Mucosa Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Equine Wound Repair.

Objective: To assess the clinical value and safety of the application of allogeneic equine oral mucosa mesenchymal stromal cells (OM-MSCs) to wounds. . 8 healthy adult horses without front limb skin lesions or musculoskeletal disease.

The Effect of Topical Oxygen Therapy in Horses Affected with Mycosis of the Guttural Pouch: An Experimental Pilot Study and a Case Series.

The management of bleeding originating from the guttural pouch (GP) has a high success rate, but the resolution of the macroscopic inflammatory lesions in the case of mycosis (GPM) is highly variable; the resolution of neurological disorders is inconstant and challenging. Our aim was to test the feasibility and safety of topical oxygen therapy (TOT) in horses after induction of GPM and in cases with naturally occurring disease. This study was an in vivo experimental and retrospective two-phase study.

Ex Vivo Comparison of a UV-Polymerizable Methacrylate Adhesive versus an Inverting Pattern as the Second Layer of a Two-Layer Hand-Sewn Jejunal Anastomosis in Horses: A Pilot Study.

Resection and anastomosis of small intestine during colic can lead to adhesions and recurrent colic. Several methods are available to reduce the rate of adhesions in the postoperative period, such as the use of serosal barriers. Surgical glues form a smooth surface, are fast to apply, and could reduce surgery time when performing anastomosis.

Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation into the spinal cord of healthy adult horses undergoing cervical ventral interbody fusion.

Objective: To determine the feasibility of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSC) transplantation into the cervical spinal cord of horses by using fluoroscopy with or without endoscopic guidance and to evaluate the neurological signs and tissue reaction after injection.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Animals: Eight healthy adult horses with no clinical signs of neurological disease.

LOW-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPEARANCE OF POSTARTHROSCOPIC MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY ARTIFACTS IN HORSES.

An awareness of magnetic susceptibility artifacts is important for interpreting prepurchase and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies in horses. These artifacts occur when a metallic or a paramagnetic substance creates a local magnetic field deformity. Aims of the current experimental study were to determine prevalence of these artifacts after arthroscopy in a sample of nonlame horses, and to describe effects of time and type of pulse sequence on low-field MRI signal intensity and detection of the artifacts.

Development of an equine groove model to induce metacarpophalangeal osteoarthritis: a pilot study on 6 horses.

The aim of this work was to develop an equine metacarpophalangeal joint model that induces osteoarthritis that is not primarily mediated by instability or inflammation. The study involved six Standardbred horses. Standardized cartilage surface damage or "grooves" were created arthroscopically on the distal dorsal aspect of the lateral and medial metacarpal condyles of a randomly chosen limb.

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided arterial angiography for transarterial coil placement in anesthetized and standing horses.

Objective: To (1) describe ultrasound-guided percutaneous introduction of a transarterial angiographic catheter into the common carotid artery (CCA); (2) investigate the feasibility of using angiography of the carotid arteries in the guttural pouch region and assess transarterial coil (TAC) placement into the internal carotid artery (ICA).

Study Design: Experimental study.

Animals: Healthy Standardbred horses (n = 6), aged 5-8 years.

Assessment of a bone biopsy technique for measuring tiludronate in horses: a preliminary study.

This study assessed the feasibility of measuring tiludronate in horses using a minimally invasive bone biopsy technique. Eight horses were treated with intravenous (IV) tiludronate [1 mg/kg bodyweight (BW)], either once (n = 4) or twice, 28 d apart (n = 4). The horses that were treated once were euthanized on days 1, 43, 57, or 92 and those that were treated twice, were euthanized on days 112, 154, 194, or 364.

A minimally-invasive closed chest myocardial occlusion-reperfusion model in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): monitoring by contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging.

Myocardial infarction is frequently developed in canine and porcine models but exceptionally in non-human primates. The aim of this study was to develop a minimally invasive myocardial ischemic/reperfusion model in the monkey intended to be combined with imaging techniques, in particular myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE). A balloon-tipped catheter was advanced via the femoral artery into the left anterior descending artery (LAD) under fluoroscopic guidance in ten anaesthetized male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

A case of facial deformity due to bilateral developmental maxillary cheek teeth displacement in an adult horse.

A 7-year-old mare presented with facial deformities associated with oral discomfort and weight loss was found to have bilateral, palatal, developmental displacements of the maxillary 08s, with secondary diastema. Following repulsion of both displaced teeth, the horse regained weight and resumed training. Bony deformities remained visible 9 mo after discharge.

Effects of platelet-rich plasma on the repair of wounds on the distal aspect of the forelimb in horses.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma on wounds on the distal aspect of the forelimb in horses.

Animals: 6 mixed-breed 10- to 15-year-old mares.

Procedures: 3 wounds were created on metacarpal regions in each of 6 horses (n = 36 wounds total).

Histological and biomechanical effects of palatal sclerotherapy in the horse using sodium tetradecyl sulfate.

Palatal sclerotherapy using sodium tetradecyl sulfate has been suggested as a treatment for dorsal displacement of the soft palate in young Standardbred horses. The present study evaluated histological and biomechanical changes in the equine soft palate following trans-endoscopic treatment with a low dose of this compound. Two horses were euthanased and examined at 2 weeks and at 1, 2, 4 and 6 months post-sclerotherapy, while two further horses served as untreated controls.

Small intestine adenocarcinoma in conjunction with multiple adenomas causing acute colic in a horse.

An 11-year-old Andalusian stallion developed marked signs of colic associated with an acute small intestine obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a distal jejunum full-thickness wall induration and multiple small adherent intraluminal masses. Fifteen centimeters of jejunum, including the induration, and several intraluminal masses were resected.

A surgical approach to the lateral compartment of the equine guttural pouch in the standing horse: modification of the forgotten "Garm technique".

The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and complications following lavage and drainage of the lateral compartment (LC) of the equine guttural pouch (GP) using a modified Garm's technique (MGT). In an ex vivo study (study 1), six cadaver heads were examined to assess the anatomical limits of the surgical approach and whether vital structures might be damaged. This was followed by an in vivo study (study 2) in which a lavage/drainage tube was placed for 3 days into each LC of four standing horses using the MGT.

[Digital semiological anesthesia in horses: technique and elements of interpretation].

Digital semiological anesthesia in horses: Technique and elements of interpretation. Semiological anesthesia of the pes is used during examinations for lameness in horses. Recent research data on the distal digital, distal interphalangeal articular, and podotrochlear intrathecal nerve blocks indicate that they are less than specific when considered in isolation.

Comparison of two techniques for injection of the podotrochlear bursa in horses.

Objective: To compare accuracy of 2 methods for injection of the podotrochlear bursa in horses.

Design: Observational study.

Animals: 17 French Standardbreds.

Complications associated with cannula insertion techniques used for laparoscopy in standing horses.

Objective: To report our experience and complications associated with different cannula insertion techniques for laparoscopy in standing horses.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Sample Population: Forty horses that had laparoscopy for diagnostic or surgical purposes.

Use of multisite quantitative ultrasonography for noninvasive assessment of bone in horses.

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of multisite quantitative ultrasonography for noninvasive assessment of bone in horses.

Sample Population: 12 healthy horses and both forelimbs from 8 clinically normal horses.

Procedure: For in vivo measurements, various regions of interest (ROI) were examined on the third metacarpal bone, radius, and tibia.