1. Platelet-Rich Plasma as an Adjunctive Therapy for the Management of a Severe Chronic Distal Limb Wound in a Foal 
Catalina López, MVZ, PhD, Jorge U. Carmona, MVZ, MSc, PhD 
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 
Volume 34, Issue 9, Pages (September 2014)
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2. Fig. 1
(A) The wound was severely contaminated and presented a bad smell. (B) Swollen zone with exaggerated granulation tissue and an osseous sequestrum exposition. (C) Lateral radiograph image demonstrating proliferative exostosis and fragments of demineralized bone.
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3. Fig. 2
(A) The granulation tissue was debulked, and the bone exostosis was removed. (B) Activated platelet-rich plasma was injected at the end of surgery. (C) Dark detritus around the wound and the exposed bone.
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4. Fig. 3
(A) Important wound contraction and epithelialization with exuberant granulation tissue at the eighth postoperative day. Platelet-rich plasma is injected on and around the wound borders. (B) After 2 weeks, the wound had diminished by 50% with respect to the initial lesion. (C) After 4 weeks, the size of the wound had diminished by another 40% with respect to the initial lesion.
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5. Fig. 4
(A) At 6 weeks, the wound was almost completely healed. (B) Lateral radiograph showing cortical bone remodeling without superficial bone proliferation in the cannon bone. (C) Complete wound healing with a very small scar 1 month after surgery.
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