Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgical Procedures of the Distal Limb for Treatment of Sepsis in Cattle.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Anderson, David E et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
Abstract
With a thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the foot, and basic surgical instruments, digit surgery can be performed in field situations. Sepsis of the distal interphalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints should be treated surgically because conservative treatment is often ineffective. Most of the diseases described in this article are chronic and often the animals have been suffering for some time. Perioperative analgesia is important to alleviate the pain of those animals. All those procedures should be performed under local or regional anesthesia.
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