Regenerative Medicine Hastens Healing of Stifle Injuries

Horses treated with regenerative therapy healed eight-and-a-half months faster than those undergoing surgery alone.
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The news post-lameness exam from the veterinarian isn’t good: Your sport horse has injured his stifle. Not only do these injuries tend to have long recovery times, they often don’t respond well to traditional treatment modalities.

Veterinarians are evaluating a new cutting-edge treatment, however, to solve the stifle problem: regenerative medicine. At the 2015 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention, held Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas, F. Ross Rich, DVM, PA-C, who owns Cave Creek Equine Surgical and Diagnostic Imaging Center, in Phoenix, Arizona, presented the results of his study on the topic.

This is the first study evaluating the effects of adipose-derive regenerative cells (ADRC) and interleuken-1 receptor antagonist protein (IRAP) on stifle joint injuries, he said.

The team examined the medical records of 98 horses (for a total of 189 stifles) diagnosed with stifle injuries or abnormalities, the most common of which was abnormal articular cartilage in 97% of horses

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Erica Larson, former news editor for The Horse, holds a degree in journalism with an external specialty in equine science from Michigan State University in East Lansing. A Massachusetts native, she grew up in the saddle and has dabbled in a variety of disciplines including foxhunting, saddle seat, and mounted games. Currently, Erica competes in eventing with her OTTB, Dorado.

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