title: Commercial cell-based therapies for musculoskeletal injuries in horses.
abstract: Several cell-based therapeutic options to treat musculoskeletal injuries in horses are commercially available. The current literature supports the use of cell-based therapies to treat equine musculoskeletal injuries. Researchers continue to search for more effective cell-based therapies to provide practitioners with optimal treatment tools for musculoskeletal injuries in horses. Cell-based therapies require specialized facilities and technical competencies that might not be available or economically justifiable in many private practices. This review provides a summary of current commercially available cell-based therapeutic products for equine applications, their similarities and differences, and current objective data relating to their clinical efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, 1008 West Hazelwood Drive, Champaign-Urbana, IL 61802, USA. sgn@illinois.edu
authors.forename: Santiago D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gutierrez-Nibeyro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017690:Cell Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*