Researchers Compare Joint Injection Options: The Horse 2/25/15

RMTC By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc A head-to-head comparison of the corticosteroid triamcinolone and a combination of triamcinolone and hyaluronic acid (a natural articular cartilage and synovial fluid component) for horses with osteoarthritis yielded “unexpected” results, a group of Dutch researchers recently revealed. “Veterinarians have been injecting arthritic horse joints with steroids either with or