Flexor tendon injuries are a major cause of lameness in performance horses and have considerable impact on equine welfare and the wider horse industry. Ageing and repetitive strain frequently cause varying degrees of tendon micro-damage prior to the recognition of clinical tendinopathy. Whilst...

Lesions of the manica flexoria are a tenoscopic finding in horses with digital flexor tendon sheath tenosynovitis. This retrospective case series study describes the ultrasonographic findings in seven horses admitted for digital flexor tendon sheath swelling associated with lameness and tenoscopic...

Aseptic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) is common in horses and often caused by defects to the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) or the proximal Manica flexoria (MF) of the superficial digital flexor tendon. Ultrasonography is considered the easiest and fastest diagnostic...

Background: Longitudinal tears in the lateral aspect of the deep digital flexor tendon are the most common causes of pain localised to the equine digital flexor tendon sheath. However conventional ultrasonographic techniques provide limited information about acute lesions. Ultrasonographic contrast ...

Flexor tendon injuries are a common cause of lameness and early retirement in equine athletes. While ultrasonography is most frequently utilised, advanced diagnostic imaging modalities are becoming more widely available for detection and monitoring of flexor tendon lesions. Part two of this...

Horse jumping is a spectacular and popular equestrian sport, but very traumatic. Even a well-trained horse can damage the tendonligamentous apparatus, muscles, joints and even the bones. Knowledges of the etiopathogenesis of the injuries of the horse's distal parts of limbs, caused by the...

Early diagnosis of tendon injuries and accurate long-term monitoring of the healing process are key for equine veterinarians that use conventional ultrasonography. The development of strain elastography could improve the management of clinical cases. The aim of the study was to assess the...

The breed can influence the characteristics of tendon and ligament iniuries; however, they have not been evaluated in gaited horses. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and ultrasonographic findings of tendons and ligaments of the palmar/plantar meta- carpal and metatarsal region in gaited ...

Background: Correct diagnosis and characterisation of deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) lesions in equine athletes allows targeted treatment and improved prognostication. Objectives: To assess the prevalence and character of pathological change within the DDFT in the pastern with concurrent tendon...

Athlete horses have a high incidence of tendon injuries. We report use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC's) for tendonitis in 8 male and 2 female lame quarter horse athletes diagnosed with superficial digital flexor tendonitis. MSCs were isolated from adipose tissue of a normal horse. In order to...