Frontal Bandaging
Uses
- To protect, decrease tension and contamination of wounds at shoulder, elbow, pectoral area, forearm and thorax during recovery from anaesthesia and in the post-operative period.
- To protect olecranum or scapula fracture repair and treatment of capped elbow (olecranum bursitis) during recovery from anaesthesia and in the post-operative period.
Advantages
Easy to apply, Stay still once applied in those difficult areas, Easy to wash, Comfortable for adults and foals, Reusable many times, Reduces risk of oedema and wound infection, Reduces risk of wound dehiscence, Reduces cost associated with additional dressing necessary to cover & protect the wound.
Technical specifications
Combination of 3-dimensional wrap with large adjustable areas of foam which makes this bandaging indispensible in covering wounds and cuts in places difficult to bandage.
The standard model comes with 20-cm fore-leg sleeves but they can be made longer in the case of leg injuries (see photo).
In special cases it can be made to measure.
Sizes
| Foals | Horses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chest circumference | ||||
| Neonatal | 70-80 cm |  |
Small | |
| Medium-sized | 90-109 cm |  |
Medium | |
| Large | 110-130 cm |  |
Large | |
