Tendon & Ligament Studies

Treatment of Tendon and Ligament Injuries with UBM Powder

Richard D. Mitchell, D. V. M.

Author’s address: Fairfield Equine Associates, P. C., 32 Barnabas Rd., Newtown, CT 06470

Take Home Message
UBM Powder derived from SPF a pig urinary bladder is proving to be very useful tool in the treatment of tendon and ligament injury. Convalescence is reduced and quality of healing appears to be superior to natural processes.

Introduction
Recent work in human and veterinary medicine using growth stimulants, bone marrow implants and stem cells have stirred interest in regenerative medicine as a technique for tissue repair. Extracellular matrix or ECM has been tested and proposed as an agent for tissue reconstruction. ECM’s have been derived from several tissues including the submucosa of pig small intestine and urinary bladder. The objective of this retrospective study was to assess the therapeutic value of Urinary Bladder Matrix Powder (UBM) for tissue regeneration and return to function in tendon and ligament injuries of the equine limb. Assessment of response was by review of lameness evaluation, physical characteristics of involved structures, and visible improvement of identified ultrasound lesions in affected structures.

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