The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chitosan film on wound repair in horse distal limb. Skin wounds were induced on metacarpus and metatarsus region of four adults horses. On treat group, eight wounds were covered with chitosan film and on control group sodium chlorid 0.9% was used. During the experimental period, it was evaluated the wound diameter, exuberant granulation tissue formation, kind of exudat, histological analyzes, and some characteristics of the chitosan film (plasticity during handling and presence or absence of film on each change). The chitosan film had not interfered on healing time, might serving to cover skin wounds, with potential advantages, if it is used as a conductive of substances that interfere positively in the healing process, opening a field to news studies.
equine; biomaterials; chitosan
