Authors S. Plevin Publisher The Practitioner, the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners’ equine-exclusive journal. Issue 3 2020: 20-25. Download here: PDF Abstract Overstrain injuries to the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) are amongst the most common musculoskeletal injuries for all athletic equine disciplines but account for a significant amount of wastage in the Thoroughbred…
Authors S. Plevin Publisher Trainer Magazine. 2020 issue 71:48-52. Download here: PDF Abstract Overstrain injuries to the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries for all athletic equine disciplines but account for a significant amount of wastage in the thoroughbred racehorse. Treatment options for such ‘bowed tendons’…
Authors S. Plevin, J. McLellan, H. van Schie, T. Parkin Publisher Equine Veterinary Journal. First published: 20 August 2018 Publishing detail PMID: 30125384 Abstract Background: Injuries to the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) are one of the leading causes of Thoroughbred (TB) wastage. Increasingly, the aim is to prevent injury rather than treat it. Conventional…
Authors Docking SI, Daffy J, van Schie HT, Cook JL Publisher Vet J. 2012 Dec;194(3):338-342. Publishing details PMID: 22658820 Abstract Investigations into the response of the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) of the Thoroughbred horse to mechanical stimuli have been limited to in vitro cell culture studies focused primarily on gene expression of critical matrix…