LASx Exam 1: Bandaging and Casting Flashcards
This type of bandage is most commonly used for subsolar abscesses
Foot bandage- diaper and duct tape
Primary and secondary layers of bandages are secured with
conforming roll gauze
Your “cotton layer” in the bandage is part of the _____ layer
secondary
ALWAYS push flexor tendons __________
by bandaging from the _________ aspect of the limb
and moving CRANIALLY around the LATERAL side
ALWAYS push flexor tendons medially
by bandaging from the medial aspect of the limb
and moving CRANIALLY around the LATERAL side
What are the indications for a full limb/STACK bandage?
Large wounds
Swelling/cellulitis
Coaptation for temporary fracture stabilization
This type of bandage decreases edema and uses DMSO to help.
You must remove it and wash the limb daily otherwise - skin scalding.
Sweat bandage
This bandage uses lots and lots of cotton and ends up
being 2x the size of the limb. It is used to preserve blood supply
and support the fracture.
Robert-Jones Bandage
What types of fractures require splints (like the Kimzey leg saver splint) for stabilization for transportation?
P1 and P2 fractures.
Anything from humerus/femur up does not get splinted because you’re adding weight which is counterbalancing what you want to do
These type of fractures disrupt the stay apparatus
Ulnar and olecranon fractures
This splint is used in FARM animals only for radial and
tibial fracture stabilization
THOMAS-SCHROEDER SPLINT
The Thomas-Schroeder Splint, used in farm animals,
maintains the limb in _______ and immobilizes the elbow.
extension
This splint can be used for gastrocnemius rupture,
but only in farm animals
Thomas-Schroeder Splint
Never end a cast or splint in
the middle of a __________
long bone
What are the 3 most common complications of immobilization?
Articular cartilage degeneration
Loss of bone density
Decreased muscle strength
What 3 areas require extra padding when casting?
Top of the cast
Coronary band/heel bulbs
Proximal sesamoid bones
After cast removal, you must stall rest the horse for a
minimum of _____ weeks
12 weeks
Casts should be changed every
_______ weeks in ADULTS
and
________ weeks in NEONATES
6 weeks in Adults
1 - 2 weeks in Neonates
________ fractures are most common in foals and calves
PHYSEAL
What is the most common cause of a physeal fracture in a calf?
Using chains to pull the calf during delivery
Salter Harris Types 1 and 2 do not involve the ________ surface
articular
What type of cast is used for a Salter Harris Type 2 fracture
HALF limb cast
When placing half limb casts in a
________, sedation with xylazine is used, while in a
___________ general anesthesia is required?
CALF- sedate with Xylazine
FOAL - general anesthesia
