Synovial fluid analysis, including evaluation of white blood cell counts and matrix metalloproteinases -2 and -9 (which degrade articular cartilage), can be employed to monitor effect of treatment and predict survival in horses with septic arthritis, reported researchers from the Matrix Biology Research Group, University of Bristol School of Clinical Veterinary Science, in the United Kingdom.
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