3.2. Animals and Tendon Lesions Included
In total, 14 equine patients (n = 7 per group) reached the defined primary endpoint 12 months after treatment and were used for data analysis. Two horses in the control group did not present for the last examination 18 months after treatment, as decided by their owners. Out of the total 14 analyzed horses, 2 per group presented with acute lesions (onset of symptoms <2 weeks), and 5 per group presented with early lesions (onset of symptoms between 2 weeks and 2 months). The duration of symptoms tended to be longer, and lesions tended to be larger in the MSC group. Furthermore, the horses in the MSC group tended to be younger. However, these differences were small, and none of them was significant (