Treatment of Superficial Digital Flexor Tendinitis: A Comparison of Conservative Management, Sodium Hyaluronate, and Glycosaminoglycan Polysulfate
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There was no difference in the incidence of recurrence of superficial digital flexor tendinitis in horses treated conservatively compared with those treated by intralesional sodium hyaluronate, glycosaminoglycan polysulfate, or systemic glycosaminoglycan polysulfate. Author’s address: Centre for Equine Studies, Animal Health Trust, Snailwell Rd., Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8JH, England. r 1997 AAEP.
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