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The effect of early training and the adaptation and conditioning of skeletal tissues
Journal Article
Smith, R. K. W., & Goodship, A. E. The effect of early training and the adaptation and conditioning of skeletal tissues. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cveq.2007.11.005

Horses as equine athletes must be conditioned and trained to optimize the whole animal for the particular type of athletic activity. An extremely high proportion of all injuries in the equine athlete in general, and in the racehorse in particular, ar... Read More about The effect of early training and the adaptation and conditioning of skeletal tissues.

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine tendinopathy
Journal Article
Smith, R. K. W. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine tendinopathy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(20-22), 1752-1758. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280701788241

Optimal management of tendon overuse injuries in equine and human athletes should avoid the formation of excessive scar tissue, regenerate normal tendon matrix, and reduce re-injury rates. We hypothesized that the implantation of marrow-derived strom... Read More about Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine tendinopathy.

Principles of stem cell therapy in the horse - the science behind the technology
Journal Article
Smith, R. K. W. Principles of stem cell therapy in the horse - the science behind the technology

Tendon and ligament overstrain injuries in the horse are appropriate diseases to consider for stem cell therapy because normal fibrous repair results in reduced functionality, typified by poorer performance and a high rate of re-injury. Exogenously a... Read More about Principles of stem cell therapy in the horse - the science behind the technology.

Stem cell therapy for tendon and ligament injuries in the horse - technique and outcome
Journal Article
Smith, R. K. W. Stem cell therapy for tendon and ligament injuries in the horse - technique and outcome

The technique involves the collection of bone marrow from the sternum in the standing sedated horse, followed by isolation and expansion of the nucleated adherent cell population (containing the MSCs) in the laboratory. After approximately 2-3 weeks,... Read More about Stem cell therapy for tendon and ligament injuries in the horse - technique and outcome.