Polo Times August 2017 - Saving Champions Feature

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Knowledge Biological Therapy
The technology from Lipogems Equine
first became available with some of the
country’s most respected polo vets in
early 2016. The cutting-edge biological
therapy has grown exponentially and has
been adopted by over 30 different equine
veterinary practices in the UK as their
treatment of choice for career-ending
ligament and tendon injuries for equines
from all disciplines. Treatment is also now
available for dogs from Lipogems Canine.
Biological therapies are not new to the
veterinary treatment cabinet, but the branch
of science covering molecular cell biology is
still very much in early stages of research.
Understanding of how the body’s cells are
able to regenerate tissue increases with each
new study published. In human medicine,
more than 600 trials are ongoing covering
numerous conditions. FDA approval was
granted in 2014, and amended in November
2016 to include orthopaedic application.
The vast background of scientific knowledge
gained by orthopaedic surgeons, treating
mainly knees and shoulders, translates
directly to the veterinary world.
The veterinary community, headed up by
Lead Lipogems Equine Vet Dr Tim Watson
and Consultant Lipogems Equine Vet Murray
Shotter, has followed suit. It is clear from
research and development cases that an
extensive list of injuries and conditions can
benefit from Lipogems. Vets are having
extraordinary results with ligaments and
tendons, as case after case return to
full competitive fitness. Commonplace
lesions and tears to suspensory and check
ligaments have traditionally not responded
well to other biological treatments, but
Lipogems Equines’ ability to activate the
body’s damage response mechanism is
yielding consistent results. Management of
granulated debilitating wounds, sacroiliac
and stifle lameness are also popular
applications.
Success Stories
Back to Badminton – Suspensory
Branch Desmitis
A 14-year-old 4* eventer was treated for a
suspensory branch desmitis forelimb injury
on 10 May 2016 by Dr Tim Watson. 12
weeks after treatment the horse was back
in training. This horse returned to full fitness
Saving
Champions
One year on Lucy Wilson updates us on Lipogems Equine,
the latest innovation in regenerative therapy to hit the UK
veterinary market, and their pony patients’ progress
Game changing regenerative results
Pre-treatment ultrasound scan showing the injury
Pite Merlos and Valentina in action
Photographby©www.imagesofpolo.com

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How Does Lipogems
Equine Work?
The simplest description
for the non-scientific
mind is that the process
of the treatment
replicates what would
naturally happen in an
injury situation. Adipose
tissue (fat) is collected
using liposuction from
around the tailhead.
The tissue is micro-
fragmented in the
Lipogems canister,
triggering the horse’s
own damage response
mechanism, washed
in saline solution and
collected through a filter
in a syringe, which is
then injected into the
injury site. For more
in-depth scientific
explanations visit the
Lipogems Equine
website.
Biological Therapy Knowledge
and qualified for Badminton Horse Trials
seven months later. The eventer competed at
the 2017 Badminton Horse Trials.
Hello to High Goal – Superficial Digital
Flexor Tendon Tear
Murray Shotter updates us on Valentina, “I was
called out to see Pite Merlos’ pony Valentina
in 2016, approximately three weeks after the
injury occurred. It was a very bad superficial
digital flexor tendon tear. The recovery has
been brilliant, the horse is now back playing
polo in the 18 goal and certainly Pite is
preparing her for the high goal next year. It was
a potentially career ending injury and now the
pony is playing polo and looking really good.”
Winner Winner – Reoccurring Stifle
Lameness
Ellie, a 13-year-old Exmoor Pony, had a soft
tissue injury to her stifle causing reoccurring
lameness. There had been a poor response
to rest and intra-articular injection of
corticosteroids. Ellie was treated on the
12 July 2016, less than one year later Ellie
won Overall Supreme Champion at her first
show.
Post-treatment scan five weeks later showing the
regenerated tissue
The scan from July 2017 shows the SDF tissue
completely regenerated
Ellie with her winning ribbons in June 2017
The damage response mechanism of Pericytes to MSC cells
PhotographycourtesyofLipogemsInternationalSPA
For more information and a full list of
accredited veterinary surgeons visit:
Website: lipogemsequine.com or
lipogemscanine.com
Email: lucy_wilson@lipogemsequine.com
Tel: +44 (0)7919 252529
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