Two novel discoveries about how different types of tendons age and "refresh" themselves made by researchers from University College London in the United Kingdom help explain why aging horses are at risk for tendon injury.
"The energy storing tendons are subjected to much higher stresses and strains than positional tendons, which is why tendons like the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) are more prone to injury and micro-damage," said lead researcher Helen Birch, BSc, BSc (Ost.), PhD, senior lecturer at the Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science at University College London.
Birch and colleagues previously hypothesized that the matrix of the energy storing tendons would be turned over or “refreshed” more quickly than positional tendons to maintain a healthy anatomic structure and ultimately decrease injury.
"Unexpectedly, we found that the matrix of the SDFT was turned over more slowly than the common digital extensor tendon (CDET) in horses
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