| 摘要 |
This invention relates to a method for treating a tendon or ligament disorde r, comprising the step of administration of a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition of IGF to the affected area of a subject in need of such treatment. The tendon or ligament disorder may be the result of a traumatic, exercise-related or overuse injury, or may be the result of, or associated with, a pathological condition. In preferred embodiments the traumatic or exercise-related injury is a ruptured tendon or ligament; a severed tendon o r ligament; a tendon or ligament avulsion; a tendon or ligament sprain; limpin g or lameness; or the pathological condition is a disease, such as an inherite d disease, an endocrinological or metabolic condition, an infectious disease, or a disease attributed to inflammation of the tendon, ligament or surrounding tissue. The invention further relates to compositions for the treatment of these conditions.
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