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Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation—Second Edition
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Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation—Second Edition

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1192

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Prof. Dr. L. Miguel Carreira

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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: orthopedics; surgery; CO2 LASER surgery; brain surgery; plastic and reconstruction; rehabilitation; transplantation; sports medicine
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Prof. Dr. João Alves

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GNR—Guarda Nacional Republicana Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: orthopedics; surgery; rehabilitation; sports medicine
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Dear Colleagues,

After receiving positive feedback on the First Edition of the Special Issue “Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation”, we are delighted to invite you to contribute to its Second Edition.

Bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints are key structures of the musculoskeletal system. Their functions and relationships affect the patient’s mobility and quality of life. Illness or injury in any of them is associated with a lack of daily performance of the body and patient activity. This Special Edition on “Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation—Second Edition” aims to present the state of the art around basic and clinical research issues with an impact on patient care, involving broad conditions of the musculoskeletal system. Three scientific branches, i.e., orthopedic surgery, physical therapy, and rehabilitation, comprise patient orthopedic rehabilitation. In fact, physical therapy and rehabilitation protocols are particularly important in the orthopedic surgery outcome, helping the patient to return to their normal life more quickly and optimizing the body’s physical ability.

Prof. Dr. L. Miguel Carreira
Prof. Dr. João Alves
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • orthopedic rehabilitation physical therapy
  • orthopedic surgery
  • osteoarthritis
  • musculoskeletal system
  • surgical sports medicine
  • balance and stability
  • orthopedic pain

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Are Reusable Dry Electrodes an Alternative to Gelled Electrodes for Canine Surface Electromyography?
by Ana M. Ribeiro, I. Brás, L. Caldeira, J. Caldeira, C. Peham, H. Plácido da Silva and João F. Requicha
Animals 2025, 15(20), 2959; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15202959 - 13 Oct 2025
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Despite its increasing use in veterinary rehabilitation, practical constraints—such as skin preparation and single-use electrodes—limit the wider adoption of surface electromyography (sEMG). Having conventional pre-gelled Ag/AgCl electrodes as reference, we made a pioneering comparison of the performance of reusable soft polymeric dry electrodes [...] Read more.
Despite its increasing use in veterinary rehabilitation, practical constraints—such as skin preparation and single-use electrodes—limit the wider adoption of surface electromyography (sEMG). Having conventional pre-gelled Ag/AgCl electrodes as reference, we made a pioneering comparison of the performance of reusable soft polymeric dry electrodes for recording paraspinal muscle activity in dogs during treadmill walking. Twelve clinically healthy Dachshunds from both genders were evaluated under two conditions, namely: (i) dry electrodes on untrimmed hair; and (ii) pre-gelled electrodes after trichotomy. Signals were acquired from the longissimus dorsi muscle at 1 kHz, processed with standardized filtering and rectification, and analyzed in both time and frequency domains. Dry electrodes yielded higher amplitude and Root Mean Square (RMS) values, but slightly lower power spectral density metrics when compared to pre-gelled electrodes. Nevertheless, frequency-domain results were broadly comparable between configurations. Dry electrodes reduce the preparation time, avoid hair clipping, and allow reusability without major signal degradation. While pre-gelled electrodes may still offer marginally superior stability during movement, our results suggest that soft polymeric dry electrodes present a feasible, less invasive, and more sustainable alternative for canine sEMG. These findings support further validation of dry electrodes in clinical populations, particularly for neuromuscular assessment in intervertebral disk disease. Full article
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Application of Novel Biomaterials to Enhance Bone Regeneration in a Canine Non-Union Olecranon Fracture
by Taeseok Noh, YoungJin Jeon, Se-Heang Oh, Sunglim Lee and Yoonho Roh
Animals 2025, 15(20), 2968; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15202968 - 14 Oct 2025
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A six-year-old, neutered male Pomeranian weighing 4.25 kg was presented with a two-year history of non-weight-bearing lameness of the left thoracic limb following an untreated traumatic olecranon fracture. Orthopedic examination revealed markedly reduced elbow joint range of motion and muscle atrophy. Radiographs demonstrated [...] Read more.
A six-year-old, neutered male Pomeranian weighing 4.25 kg was presented with a two-year history of non-weight-bearing lameness of the left thoracic limb following an untreated traumatic olecranon fracture. Orthopedic examination revealed markedly reduced elbow joint range of motion and muscle atrophy. Radiographs demonstrated a distinct fracture line with proximolateral displacement of the olecranon fragment. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction were used to establish the surgical plan and to pre-contour a locking plate. Surgical treatment was performed in sequential steps, including removal of scar tissue, reopening of the bone marrow channel, and internal fixation. Considering the compromised biological environment of a chronic non-union, a bioactive graft composed of porous leaf-stacked structure (LSS) polycaprolactone particles incorporating recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) was applied in combination with plate-screw fixation. The patient showed progressive improvement after surgery, achieving full weight-bearing and restoration of elbow joint motion comparable to the contralateral side. Follow-up radiographs and CT confirmed fracture union, and the radiolucency of the LSS scaffold enabled precise monitoring of bone healing. This case highlights the potential utility of combining patient-specific surgical planning with sustained delivery of rhBMP-2 and MSCs using LSS particles for the management of chronic non-union fractures in small animals. Full article
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