[fr] Les lésions tendineuses sont fréquentes chez le cheval. Elles figurent en bonne place parmi les causes de mise à la retraite anticipée tant du cheval de sport que du cheval de loisir. Depuis des décennies l’homme est à la recherche de traitements « miracles » pour soigner les tendinites. La plupart des traitements utilisés jusqu’à présent étaient malheureusement empiriques et peu d’entre eux ont pu réellement prouver leur efficacité. Les techniques de diagnostic comme l’échographie permettent de mieux évaluer les avancées faites dans les différentes options thérapeutiques disponibles à ce jour. Les deux thérapies les plus innovantes sont probablement celle utilisant des cellules souches et la thérapie génique. Elles ne demandent qu’à prouver leur efficacité. Cet article vous donne un aperçu des différentes possibilités de traitement des tendinites à l’heure actuelle. [en] Lesions to the horse’s tendon are very frequent and are a non negligible reason for early retirement of sport and leisure horses. For decades man has been searching for “the” treatment but unfortunately most of the known treatments have empiric bases and very few have actually proven their real efficiency. Diagnostic techniques like ultrasound allows to better evaluate the improvements made in tendonitis therapies. Stem cells and gene therapy are probably the most innovating of them, but their long-term effectiveness still has to stand the test of times. This article gives an overview of the possible treatments of tendonitis today.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Verwilghen, Denis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux
Caudron, Isabelle
Van Galen, Gaby ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine interne des équidés
Gabriel, Annick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Anatomie des animaux domestiques
Grulke, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés
Serteyn, Didier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux
Language :
French
Title :
Les tendinopathies et desmopathies des régions métacarpienne et –tarsienne: revue des thérapies actuelles. Seconde partie : les traitements
Alternative titles :
[en] Tendinopathies and desmopathies of the metacarpian and tarsian region: a review of current therapies second part: treatments
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