Tendon Injuries: Could Horses be Given a Greater Chance of Recovery Research recently undertaken by scientists at the Animal Health Trust (AHT) in Newmarket has found that the use of embryonic stem cells may give horses with tendon injuries a greater chance of a successful return to active work. Tendon injuries are a common problem in horses and instead of regenerating healthy tendon tissue, they repair by forming scar tissue which pre-disposes the horse to a high risk of re-injury. Often damage is done before there’s the chance to act,…
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