Effect of a silicone-containing dressing on exuberant granulation tissue formation and wound repair in horses.

Objective: To determine the effect of a silicone dressing on the rate and quality of repair of limb wounds and compare microvascular occlusion and apoptosis in wounds treated with the silicone dressing and those treated with a conventional dressing in horses.

Animals: 5 horses.

Procedure: Horses received two 6.