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|a3= Yes. Radiographic examination of the region at the time of injury would have revealed damage to the fourth metacarpal bone and the risk of infective osteomyelitis could have been anticipated. <br><br>
 
|a3= Yes. Radiographic examination of the region at the time of injury would have revealed damage to the fourth metacarpal bone and the risk of infective osteomyelitis could have been anticipated. <br><br>
 
Debridement and lavage of the wound with the horse standing, under sedation, and a course of systemic, broad-spectrum antibiotics may have prevented infection becoming established within the bone.
 
Debridement and lavage of the wound with the horse standing, under sedation, and a course of systemic, broad-spectrum antibiotics may have prevented infection becoming established within the bone.
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A horse was at pasture with other horses when it was found with a large soft tissue swelling, associated with a small skin wound, over the proximo-lateral aspect of the metacarpus, six weeks previously. A short course of potentiated sulphonamides was prescribed, but the wound failed to heal.


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