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Following knee surgery in late 2007, surgeon Dr. Mark Martinelli used Vet-Stem, the sole licensed company in fat stem cell veterinary regenerative medicine, to isolate stem and regenerative cells from the horse's own fat for a therapeutic injection to the injured joint. After returning to racing in September, Little Bit of Baja set a record in November's 2008 Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trial, earning a spot in the nation's most prestigious race for older Quarter Horses. Vet-Stem regenerative cell therapy is simple. Veterinarians remove a small sample of fat from the horse and send it to Vet-Stem. Laboratory technicians isolate regenerative stem cells that already exist in the fat, the high number of stem cells available eliminates the need to grow in culture or manipulate the cells. The cells are then returned to the authorized veterinarian for treatment of the injured animal within 48 hours. Since 2002 Vet-Stem authorized veterinarians have treated more than 3,000 horses for tendon and ligament injuries and arthritic joints. Since launching for dogs in early 2008, Vet-Stem credentialed veterinarians have already treated nearly 1,000 canines. In the case of Vet-Stem's work with equines, the procedure has seen a return to prior level of performance rate of 57 percent, 77 percent and 76 percent respectively in joint, tendon, or ligament injuries. Many horses, such as 2006 U.S. Open polo champion Rio and Senior Western Pleasure 2007 World Champion Zip Mes Asset, have overcome potentially career-ending injuries to return to competition at their prior level.
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