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Table 2 Outcome of 128 tendonitis/desmitis lesions in 100 horses treated with an equine origin, liquid amnion allograft

From: Outcome following local injection of a liquid amnion allograft for treatment of equine tendonitis or desmitis – 100 cases

 

Returned to or exceeded previous level of work

Returned to work but could not perform to previous standards

No return to work as a result of the injury and no improvement

Suspensory branch desmitis

 All

25 (66%)

4 (10%)

9 (24%)

  Fore

16 (73%)

0 (0%)

6 (27%)

  Hind

9 (56%)

4 (25%)

3 (19%)

Proximal suspensory desmitis

 All

11 (73%)

1 (7%)

3 (20%)

  Fore

5 (83%)

1 (17%)

0 (0%)

  Hind

6 (67%)

0 (0%)

3 (33%)

DDF tendonitis – foot/pastern region

 All

15 (68%)

3 (14%)

4 (18%)

  Fore

12 (66%)

3 (17%)

3 (17%)

  Hind

3 (75%)

0 (0%)

1 (25%)

DDF tendonitis – cannon region

 All

8 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  Fore

5 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  Hind

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

SDF tendonitis

 All

10 (67%)

2 (13%)

3 (20%)

  Fore

8 (62%)

2 (15%)

3 (23%)

  Hind

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

SDF-AL desmitis

 Fore

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Collateral desmitis – coffin joint

  

 Fore

9 (90%)

1 (10%)

0 (0%)

Collateral desmitis—Other

 All

3 (60%)

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

  Fore

2 (67%)

0 (0%)

1 (33%)

  Hind

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Straight sesamoidean desmitis

 All

6 (86%)

0 (0%)

1 (14%)

  Fore

4 (80%)

0 (0%)

1 (20%)

  Hind

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Oblique sesamoidean desmitis

 All

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  Fore

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  Hind

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Patellar desmitis

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. DDF Deep digital flexor, SDF Superficial digital flexor, AL Accessory (check) ligament