Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Equine Tendon and Ligament Injuries An Issue of Veterina

In this issue of <i>Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice</i>, guest editor Dr. Sushmitha Durgam brings her considerable expertise to the topic of <b>Equine Tendon and Ligament Injuries</b>. Top experts provide comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on tendon/ligament structure/extracellular matrix composition and the role in tendon/ligament function. This issue covers injury mechanisms and biological process that warrant considerations for incorporating and developing therapeutics, cutting-edge diagnostic tools and modalities, and current medical and surgical therapies and rehabilitation strategies for managing tendon and ligament injuries.<ul><li>Contains <b>13 relevant, practice-oriented topics</b> including structure-function relationships in the aging superficial digital flexor tendon: implications for injury; current and emerging quantitative imaging modalities for equine tendon/ligament injury diagnosis; techniques for equine tendon tenorrhaphy; evidence related to intratendinous/intrasynovial anti-inflammatories on tendon/ligament homeostasis and healing; and more</li><li>Provides in-depth <b>clinical reviews on equine tendon and ligament injuries</b>, offering actionable insights for clinical practice</li><li>Presents the <b>latest information on this timely, focused topic</b> under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews</li></ul>