Wound Examples

Question 1

What structures can be damaged with pastern lacerations?

Answer 1

• Tendon sheath

- Pastern joint

Question 2

What is the most direct way to determine if a wound penetrates or is near a synovial joint?

Answer 2

• Place a needle distal to the joint

Question 3

What structure is damaged in heel bulb laceration?

Answer 3

• coffin joint

Question 4

What structure can be damaged from a puncture to the sole/ frog?

Answer 4

• Navicular bursa

Question 5

What is an example of immobilization and when is it indicated?

Answer 5

• Cast/ splints

- Use for extensive soft tissue loss and loss/ disruption of supportive soft tissue strictures

Question 6

How should you repair full thickness eyelid lacerations?

Answer 6

Surgically

Question 7

How do you repair the eyelid if < 1/3rd of margin is missing? If > 1/3rd?

Answer 7

• For < 1/3rd, direct apposition

- For > 1/3rd, must use a grafting technique

Question 8

Do you repair horse eyelids in 1-layer or 2-layer primary closures?

Answer 8

2- layers

Question 9

What must you absolutely do when repairing eyelids?

Answer 9

• You must align margins

Question 10

How do you repair full thickness lip lacerations? What structure must you align with lip lacerations?

Answer 10

• Surgery

- Mucocutaneous junction