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Medical records of horses with foreign bodies at Purdue University were reviewed, and the following information was retrieved: clinical history; signalment; results of physical, radiographic, and ultrasonographic examinations; results of microbial culture of the draining tract or foreign body material; surgical findings; antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory treatments; and complications of the surgical procedure. Long-term follow-up information was obtained from owners or referring veterinarians.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014The incidence of foreign bodies in horses with records in the VMDB was 1730\/10,000 horse admissions. A preoperative diagnosis of foreign bodies was confirmed via ultrasonography in most horses examined (15\/17 horses) and with plain film radiography in a quarter of horses examined (7\/24 horses). Wood foreign bodies were the most common (59%; 22\/37), followed by metal (24%; 9\/37), hair (8%; 3\/37), nonsequestrum bone (5%; 2\/37), and plant material (3%; 1\/37). Postoperative complications associated with the foreign body were more likely to develop with wood foreign bodies (3\/22) than with other types of foreign bodies (1\/15).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Wood was the most common penetrating foreign body in the horses in our study and was the type associated with the highest incidence of complications. Ultrasonography was more effective in locating foreign bodies than was radiography (plain and contrast) and should be performed in all horses with suspected foreign bodies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.237.10.1173","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,11,15]],"date-time":"2010-11-15T08:03:41Z","timestamp":1289808221000},"page":"1173-1179","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Wooden, metallic, hair, bone, and plant foreign bodies in horses: 37 cases (1990-2005)"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"237","author":[{"given":"Amanda C.","family":"Farr","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jan F.","family":"Hawkins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Debra K.","family":"Baird","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"George 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