Researchers found horses treated for superficial digital flexor tendonitis with a new biologic product recovered better than those that received a placebo.
Researchers have learned that fractured splint bone healing can be optimized by replacing metal screws with absorbable ones.
Researchers say the standing technique minimizes risk to the patient, reduces costs to the client, and limits complications.
Horse owners might want to have their mares’ ovaries surgically removed for a variety of reasons, including to prevent pregnancy, get rid of tumors, or, most commonly, resolve behavioral issues.
Meconium impactions are the most common cause of intestinal obstruction and one of the most prevalent health issues overall in neonatal foals.
If surgery requiring general anesthesia must be performed on pregnant mares, the safest time window is Days 40-220 of gestation, researchers concluded.
Drs. Peter Morresey and James McLeod share regenerative medicine insights from clinical and research perspectives.
Applying shock wave therapy immediately following PRP injection into injured soft-tissue structures might help increase the concentrations of growth factors released from the platelets, researchers found.
When cases are selected appropriately, the complication rate is very low and the prognosis for a full return to work is very good, one veterinarian says.
Thanks to advancements in colic diagnostics and treatment, a horse’s chances of survival and return to normal activity following surgery have never been better.
Cornell researchers found that factors secreted by mesenchymal stromal cells might help fight bacteria in skin wounds.
Dr. Regina Turner recaps research on endometritis, factors affecting pregnancy rates, treating placentitis, and more.
Laboratory results show the stem cells can differentiate into fat, bone, cartilage, and muscle tissue.
This approach remains an important tool for helping manage a variety of equine conditions/ injuries.
Study horses returned to full health after tendon and ligament injuries and treatment without adverse side effects.
The ultrasound-guided technique allowed vets to see the needle enter the navicular bursa without hoof-wall interference.
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