How Newborn Foals’ Dental Pulp Can Help Heal Horses
Katie Navarra
June 28, 2017
Dental pulp injections helped reduce pain and improve lameness in horses with soft tissue injuries and arthritis.
Dental pulp injections helped reduce pain and improve lameness in horses with soft tissue injuries and arthritis.
Barbed sutures eliminate the need for knot-tying and distribute tension on the suture line more evenly, researchers say.
Products that don’t requiring scrubbing to remove dirt and bacteria from skin are gaining in popularity.
Successful treatment depends on an accurate diagnosis and good knowledge of the therapeutic options available.
One researcher describes the promising progress that’s been made in lameness diagnosis and treatment.
Jasmin Bagge, DVM, is studying the use of stem cells to facilitate tissue repair following injury in horses.
Complications are common with traditional repair, so researchers tested a plate designed for human geriatric patients.
Dr. Kyla Ortved will review the varying types of regenerative medicine and their applications in the equine athlete.
Researchers will work to develop culture techniques so donor stem cells can be used safely and effectively in horses.
Top take-homes from presentations on regenerative medicine, eye issues, racing performance and injuries, and more.
Researchers stressed the importance of postoperative diet, hygiene, and medications for a successful outcome.
The standing procedure involves temporarily inserting tubing from the horse’s tear duct into the sinus cavity.
Injecting bone marrow aspirate into core SDFT lesions yielded good results for returning racehorses to competition.
There are health risks for horses being castrated, but vets and owners can work together to manage them.
One equine surgeon reviews the growing trend toward surgery in the standing horse rather than in anesthetized patients.
This treatment uses the horse’s blood to generate serum enriched with growth factors and anti-inflammatory mediators.
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