Equine Bandaging, Splinting, and Casting Techniques

Preface ix About the Companion Websitexi Section I Application of Equine Bandages 1 1 Materials and Concepts for Bandage Application 3 Bandage Layers 3 Primary Layer 4 Secondary Layer 4 Tertiary Layer 6 Additional Protection of the Bandage 9 Application of Bandage Materials 10 Order of Application 10 Amount of Padding 10 Tension 10 Wrapping the Material 14 Applying the Bandage 16 Preparation for Bandage Application 18 Safety with the Patient 18 Sweat Bandages 19 Special Considerations for Bandage Application 21 Removing a Bandage 23 Bandage Management and Complications 24 Suggested Reading 28 2 Distal Limb Bandages 29 Hoof Bandages 29 Half Limb Bandages 37 Positioning the Cotton Combine Padding 37 Applying the Half Limb Bandage 38 3 Full Limb Bandages 49 Front Limb 49 Rear Limb 49 4 Carpal Bandages 63 5 Tarsal Bandages 71 6 Head and Neck Bandages 77 Ear Bandage 77 Head Pressure Bandage 77 Head Netting Bandage 85 7 Upper Limb and Body Bandages 87 Elastic Tape/Ether Bandage 87 Tie-Over Bandage 90 Abdominal Wrap 92 Section II Application of Equine Limb Splints 97 8 Materials and Concepts for Splint Application 99 Principles of Equine Limb Immobilization 100 Splinting for Wound Healing 100 Splinting for Flexural Deformities 102 Splinting for Limb Support and Fractures 104 Bandages for Splint Application 104 Robert Jones Bandage 104 Modified Robert Jones Bandage 105 Evidence Base for Equine Fracture Splinting 105 Splint Materials and Fabrication 106 Fracture First Aid 108 Fracture Regions 109 References 113 Suggested Reading 114 9 Distal Limb Splinting 115 Region I PVC Splinting – Phalanges and Distal Fetlock 115 10 Full Limb Splinting 125 Region II PVC Splinting – Metacarpus/Metatarsus and Carpus/Tarsus 125 Region III PVC Splinting – Radius, Ulna, and Tibia 133 Section III Application of Equine Casts 139 11 Materials and Concepts for Cast Application 141 Casting Team 143 Patient Preparation for Cast Application 144 Limb Positioning for Cast Application 144 Cast Materials and Method of Application 144 Stockinette 145 Cast Padding 146 Cast Tape 147 Cast Management and Complications 150 Cast Removal 154 Suggested Reading 157 12 Hoof and Phalangeal Casts 159 Hoof Cast 159 Phalangeal Cast 159 13 Bandage Casts 171 14 Half Limb Casts 179 Anesthetized Half Limb Cast Application 182 Standing Half Limb Cast Application 188 Standing Cast Removal 193 15 Full Limb Casts 197 Index 205