Article: Isolation of mesenchymal stem cells from equine umbilical cord blood.(Research article)(Clinical report)

Authors: Thomas G Koch (corresponding author) [1,2]; Tammy Heerkens [1]; Preben D Thomsen [2]; Dean H Betts [1]

Background

In 2004, 115 thousand new Thoroughbred foals were registered worldwide [1] for whom orthopaedic injuries will be the most common cause of lost training days or premature retirement [2, 3, 4, 5]. Traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) is estimated to constitute 60% of all equine lameness issues making it the leading cause of equine lameness [6]. Osteochondrosis (OC) lesions are other important causes of joint disease in the horse [7, 8].

Currently, there are no medical treatments available that can reverse cartilage injuries and ...

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