Advances in Regional Vascular Injection Techniques for the Delivery of Stem Cells to Musculoskeletal Injury Sites

Vascular injections of stem cells are a pertinent alternative to direct intralesional injections when treating multiple or extensive lesions or with lesions impossible to reach directly. Extensive research using stem cell tracking has shown that intra-arterial injections without the use of a tourniquet should be preferred over venous or arterial regional limb perfusion techniques using a tourniquet. The median artery is used for the front limbs and the cranial tibial artery for the hind limbs. Proper efficacy studies are still lacking but early clinical work seems promising.
Source: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research