STEM cells might be faltering in human medicine, but at the racecourse they are fast becoming favourites for treating leg injuries.
Results presented this week suggests that stem cells can help racehorses with tendon injuries recover faster than those treated conventionally with rest and graduated training. They also have fewer injuries once they return to racing.
Tendon damage accounts for a third of all racehorse injuries, and can sometimes put a horse out of action for good. The new treatment, pioneered three years ago by Roger Smith and his colleagues at the UK’s Royal Veterinary College in North Mymms, Hertfordshire,…
