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Objective: To evaluate whether wound type or site influence the production of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF‐β1), and determine if there is a correlation between TGF‐β1and COMP during healing.
Study Design: Experimental.
Animals: Standardbred horses (n=6), 4–8 years old.
Methods: Six, standardized, full‐thickness skin wounds (open, straight, and...
Objectives: To evaluate digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) synovial fluid cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) concentrations as a molecular marker for intrathecal pathology.
Study Design: Case control study.
Animals: Horses (n=46) with DFTS tenosynovitis; 23 fresh cadaver horses.
Methods: DFTS synovial fluid samples were collected from clinical cases with noninfected DFTS tenosynovitis...