Trade Zone: Tackling Tendon and Ligament Injuries
The latest therapies for injured tendons and ligaments focus on rebuilding the tissue to its original strength and elasticity
When it comes to tendon and ligament injuries, there’s bad news, good news, and more bad news. The initial bad news, of course, is the diagnosis itself. One thing that hasn’t changed in a millennia is that any injury to a horse’s leg tendons or ligaments—which make possible the lifting, extending, flexing, and shock-absorbing that equine limbs do—is a serious threat to his short-term soundness and his future career prospects.
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