RADIOGRAFHIC EVALUATION OF CASTOR OIL BEAN POLYMERIC APLICATION IN EQUINE INDUCED BONE FLAWS

Abstract

It was evaluated the radiographs alteration of the castor oil bean polymer applied for the completion of induced bone holes in horses. Five animals were tested, subjected to a local anesthesia and sedation, proceeding to a surgical induction of a hole in the radio bone, in both members with three centimeters depth perforations. It was used a drill of eight millimeters of diameter. The right member served as a control, without filling induced hole. The hole in left radio was filled with the commercial polymer derived from the castor oil bean. We evaluated the localized swelling and radiological aspects as: the establishment of scores for bone filling, sclerosis and a morphometric analysis of the sclerosis area, in 15, 45, 90 and 180 days of lesion evolution. There was more swelling in local members whose injuries were filled with polymer from castor oil bean. By comparison, the radiographic examination showed better bone filling in the gaps of members control. We concluded that the completion of castor oil bean polymer in bone holes induced in radio of horses, delayed the bone healing, in the radiographic evaluation.