The treatment of septic arthritis in the calves with arthroscopic lavage

Yıl 2020, Vetexpo-2019, KHVD-2019, 50 - 50, 31.03.2020

Sema Çakır İbrahim Canpolat Zeynep Yerlikaya

Öz

Arthritis is a common disease in calves, manifested by various clinical symptoms and may cause joint
deformities with progression of the case. Septic arthritis is usually characterized by severe lameness and
swelling of the joints and signs of pain. We evaluated arthritis in 28 calves were brought to Fırat
University Animal Hospital with complaints of joint swelling and lameness. The aim of this study was to
determine the effect of two different lavage solutions and different antibiotic routes on the treatment
process. Patients were divided into four groups in the treatment protocol. Seven patients were treated with
arthroscopic lavage (AL) with 0.1% povidone-iodine and intraarticular gentamicin, 7 were treated with AL
with 0.1% povidone-iodine and intramuscular gentamicin. Seven patients were treated with AL with
0.05% chlorhexidine and intraarticular gentamicin, 7 were treated with AL with 0.05% chlorhexidine and
intramuscular gentamicin. Applications were repeated 3 times with one week intervals. Clinical
examination, complete blood count and synovial fluid analysis revealed that septic arthritis was diagnosed.
Desired success was achieved in patients who continued the treatment (intraarticular lavage + gentamicin)
once a week in 3 doses. As a result of the evaluation, treatment was successful in 67% of the animals in
group 1 and 3. Treatment was successful in 57% of the animals in the second and fourth groups. The
gentamicin used in the first and third groups was administered intraarticularly and intramuscularly in the
second and fourth groups. In the evaluation, it was observed that intraarticular administration was more
effective. When the post-treatment results of each group were evaluated, it was found that there was no
difference between two separate lavage solutions. It was also observed that the success of treatment in
septic arthritis cases in calves is related to the continuity of antiseptic lavage application.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Calf, arthritis

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