antimicrobial activity of equine platelet lysate and mesenchymal stromal cells against common clinical pathogens.

Septic arthritis is considered a medical emergency. Disease following bacterial colonization can lead to significant morbidity and mortality and requires costly treatment. Antimicrobial properties of regenerative therapies, including mesenchymal stromal cells and platelet products, have been researched extensively in human medicine.

Tissue predictability of elastography is low in collagenase induced deep digital flexor tendinopathy.

Elastography is an emerging imaging modality for characterizing tendon injury in horses, but its ability to differentiate tissue deformability relative to treatment group and biochemical properties using a prospective, experimental study design remain unknown. Objectives of the current study were to (a) to investigate differences in glycosaminoglycan, DNA, and soluble collagen levels in mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) treated limbs compared to untreated control limbs utilizing a collagenase model of tendinopathy; (b) compare elastographic features between treatment groups; and (c) determine tissue-level predictive capabilities of elastography in relation to biochemical outcomes. Bone marrow was collected for MSC culture and expansion.

Evaluation of peer teaching and deliberate practice to teach veterinary surgery.

Objective: To assess the impact of peer teaching and deliberate practice on surgical skills acquisition and retention in first- and second-year veterinary students.

Study Design: Randomized, prospective, comparative study.

Sample Population: Eighteen first-year and 25 second-year students from 1 college of veterinary medicine who had previously demonstrated proficiency in basic surgical skills.

Medical treatment of horses with deep digital flexor tendon injuries diagnosed with high-field-strength magnetic resonance imaging: 118 cases (2000-2010).

Objective: To describe the location and severity of deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) lesions diagnosed by means of high-field-strength MRI in horses and to identify variables associated with return to activity following medical treatment.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 118 horses.

Relative stiffness of 3 bandage/splint constructs for stabilization of equine midmetacarpal fractures.

Objective: Determine the relative stiffness of 3 bandage/splint constructs intended for emergency fracture stabilization.

Design: Experimental model. A single plane free end deflection model was developed to simulate the forces placed on a bandage/splint construct during stabilization of a complete mid-metacarpal bone fracture.