Keratoma is a non-malignant horse tumour that grows in the space between the horn of the hoof and the distal phalanx. Keratoma causes lameness in the horse, and surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Four horses underwent removal of a keratoma by complete hoof wall resection. The remaining wound was treated with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) combined with a sterile 3D polylactic acid scaffold. The PRP was applied at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 days postoperatively. The surgical site was cleaned with gauzes and swabs soaked in Ringer’s lactate solution before applying PRP and the foot bandage. Healthy granulation tissue developed at 6-21 days postoperatively. The hoof wall defect was completely filled with new hoof wall within 6-8 months after surgery. All horses returned to their previous exercise level and no recurrence of lameness was reported by the owner.

Platelet-Rich Plasma combined with a sterile 3D polylactic acid scaffold for postoperative management of complete hoof wall resection for keratoma in four horses / Leonardi, F.; Angelone, M.; Biacca, C.; Battaglia, B.; Pecorari, L.; Conti, V.; Costa, G. L.; Ramoni, R.; Grolli, S.. - In: JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE. - ISSN 0737-0806. - 29:(2020). [10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103178]

Platelet-Rich Plasma combined with a sterile 3D polylactic acid scaffold for postoperative management of complete hoof wall resection for keratoma in four horses.

Leonardi F.
;
Angelone M.;Biacca C.;Battaglia B.;Pecorari L.;Conti V.;Ramoni R.;Grolli S.
2020-01-01

Abstract

Keratoma is a non-malignant horse tumour that grows in the space between the horn of the hoof and the distal phalanx. Keratoma causes lameness in the horse, and surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Four horses underwent removal of a keratoma by complete hoof wall resection. The remaining wound was treated with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) combined with a sterile 3D polylactic acid scaffold. The PRP was applied at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 days postoperatively. The surgical site was cleaned with gauzes and swabs soaked in Ringer’s lactate solution before applying PRP and the foot bandage. Healthy granulation tissue developed at 6-21 days postoperatively. The hoof wall defect was completely filled with new hoof wall within 6-8 months after surgery. All horses returned to their previous exercise level and no recurrence of lameness was reported by the owner.
2020
Platelet-Rich Plasma combined with a sterile 3D polylactic acid scaffold for postoperative management of complete hoof wall resection for keratoma in four horses / Leonardi, F.; Angelone, M.; Biacca, C.; Battaglia, B.; Pecorari, L.; Conti, V.; Costa, G. L.; Ramoni, R.; Grolli, S.. - In: JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE. - ISSN 0737-0806. - 29:(2020). [10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103178]
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