One method to treat tendon and ligament injuries is to inject stem cells or progenitor cells taken from the patient. However, the cells' healing properties differ, depending on where within the ...

Tendon, ligament and cartilage injuries can range from minor inflammation to a complete rupture, which can result in permanent lameness and the end of a horse's competitive life.

Lameness due to tendon and ligament injury is common in performance horses, affecting up to 25% of racehorses over their careers. Tendons connect muscle to bone, providing elasticity, gait ...

An avulsion fracture happens when a tendon or ligament pulls a small fragment of bone from the main bone. These fractures usually occur near joints, such as in the fingers, hips, feet, and ankles ...

During the British Equine Veterinary Association's 51st annual Congress, held Sept. 12-15 in Birmingham, U.K., Munroe described practical ways to tackle tendon and ligament injuries in senior horses.

The graft harvest. 7. After making the skin incisions, the patella tendon is identified, and the central third is harvested with a bone block at each end of the tendon. Initially, the tendon is ...

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A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the ...

Tendon, ligament and cartilage injuries can range from minor inflammation to a complete rupture, which can result in permanent lameness and the end of a horse's competitive life.