Cartilage Repair Tissue 'Substantially Different'

by: University of Kentucky College of Agriculture

When a horse sustains a serious injury to articular cartilage in one of its joints, a repair process occurs in the wound. The hope of the horse's owner is for the injury to sufficiently heal and restore normal joint function. Unfortunately, for much of the horse's life, there is a high probability that osteoarthritis will cause chronic pain and compromised joint function....

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