Helal IE, Al-Abbadi HA, El-Daharawy MH, Ahmed MF. Enhancement of chronic wound healing with
maltodextrin/ascorbic acid gel: a clinical evaluation of distal limb wounds in horses.
J Anim Sci Technol 2022;
64:997-1007. [PMID:
36287738 PMCID:
PMC9574608 DOI:
10.5187/jast.2022.e52]
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Abstract
Delayed healing associated with distal limb wounds is highly challenging in
equine clinical practice. This study aimed to evaluate healing rates between
chronic non-granulating wounds of horse distal limbs that were treated with
maltodextrin/ascorbic acid gel alone or in combination with povidone-iodine 1%
solution and those treated with povidone-iodine 1% only throughout the study
period (35 days) in clinical settings. The study was conducted on 18 adult
horses (3–15 years old). Based on the treatment regimen utilized, the
horses were divided into three groups (n = 6), with each group having a similar
mean wound area. The percentages of wound contraction, epithelialization, and
overall wound healing were determined weekly for each wound. By the end of the
study, the total wound healing percentage was significantly increased between
the study groups (p < 0.05). The use of
maltodextrin/ascorbic acid gel resulted in considerable wound contraction, rapid
epithelialization, and complication-free wound healing. Based on the findings of
this study, maltodextrin/ascorbic acid gel, independently or in combination with
a 1% povidone-iodine solution, might be applied as a safe and effective wound
healing promoting agent in horses with chronic non-granulating wounds.
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