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Treatment Of Degenerative Joint Disease On Horses By Ia Injection Of Microfat-Prp Retrospective Of 198 Cases 2014-2023

Fabrizio BEMBO

Seance of wednesday 29 november 2023 (Adipocyte, graisse et chirurgie)

DOI number : 10.26299//emem.2023.34.07

Abstract

The presentation describes in horses a sterile procedure for the collection and placement of a mixture of prp and autologous lipo-aspirated adipose tissue.
The medical devices used make it possible to obtain a fluid preparation without contamination of blood elements.
This product, called microfat, is injected intra-articular or synovial to treat degenerative arthropathies in sport horses.

The surgical technique is described and a series of clinical cases with x-rays and ultrasounds document
This work is spread over a period that goes from 2012 to 2023.
This work is the result of a collaboration between a team of hospital doctors and a veterinarian from 2012 to 2023.
198 horses were treated the results show an improvement in lameness scores several horses returned to competition within a 4-month post-treatment period.