Fig. 7From: Effect of single intralesional treatment of surgically induced equine superficial digital flexor tendon core lesions with adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells: a controlled experimental trialGross pathologic examination of SDFTs. a Transverse and b longitudinal section of a serum-treated tendon segment 24 weeks after surgical induction of tendinopathy, 2 and 2–5 cm proximal to the surgical entrance into the tendon, respectively. The centrally located scar tissue is pale to intensively pink, partly reddish and well demarcated from surrounding ivory-coloured tendon tissue. The scar is nearly circular in shape on the transverse and appears as an oblong area on the longitudinal section (Colour figure online)Back to article page