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Joint Disease in Companion Animals
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Joint Disease in Companion Animals

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Surgery".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 9903

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Prof. Dr. Stephan Neumann

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Small Animal Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Georg-August University Goettingen, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
Interests: orthopaedic diseases; osteoarthritis; cytokine research of different disease mechanisms and development of biomarkers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Joint diseases are a common clinical problem in veterinary practice. In my own experience, they are the most common cause of lameness in dogs and cats. Joint diseases can be triggered by various causes, such as genetic causes leading to joint deformities, inflammatory diseases such as infections, or non-infectious immunological diseases or osteoarthritis.

This Special Issue deals with the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of all joint diseases in dogs and cats.

You are cordially invited to submit your research results for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Neumann
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • joint disease

  • dog
  • cat
  • etiology
  • pathogenesis
  • diagnosis
  • therapy

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Histological Findings and T2 Relaxation Time in Canine Menisci of Elderly Dogs—An Ex Vivo Study in Stifle Joints
by Lena Bunzendahl, Amir Moussavi, Martina Bleyer, Jana Dehnert, Susann Boretius and Stephan Neumann
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(3), 182; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030182 - 24 Feb 2023
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Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease that often affects the canine stifle joint. Due to their biomechanical function, the menisci in the canine stifle play an important role in osteoarthritis. They compensate for the incongruence in the joint and distribute and minimize compressive loads, [...] Read more.
Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease that often affects the canine stifle joint. Due to their biomechanical function, the menisci in the canine stifle play an important role in osteoarthritis. They compensate for the incongruence in the joint and distribute and minimize compressive loads, protecting the hyaline articular cartilage from damage. Meniscal degeneration favors the development and progression of stifle joint osteoarthritis. Qualitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the current golden standard for detecting meniscal changes, but it has limitations in detecting early signs of meniscal degeneration. A quantitative MRI offers new options for detecting early structural changes. T2 mapping can especially visualize structural changes such as altered collagen structures and water content, as well as deviations in proteoglycan content. This study evaluated T2 mapping and performed a histological scoring of menisci in elderly dogs that had no or only low radiographic osteoarthritis grades. A total of 16 stifles from 8 older dogs of different sex and breed underwent ex vivo magnet resonance imaging, including a T2 mapping pulse sequence with multiple echoes. A histological analysis of corresponding menisci was performed using a modified scoring system. The mean T2 relaxation time was 18.2 ms and the mean histological score was 4.25. Descriptive statistics did not reveal a correlation between T2 relaxation time and histological score. Ex vivo T2 mapping of canine menisci did not demonstrate histological changes, suggesting that early meniscal degeneration can be present in the absence of radiological signs of osteoarthritis, including no significant changes in T2 relaxation time. Full article
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Lateral Approach and Plate Rod Sliding Humeral Osteotomy in Dogs—A Short Case Series
by William McCartney, Ciprian Ober and Maria Benito
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(2), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020070 - 18 Jan 2023
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Five dogs of different breeds and ages were diagnosed with medial compartment disease of the elbow (MCDE). To resolve the condition, a modified technique using a lateral approach and plate/rod sliding humeral osteotomy (SHO) was considered. All dogs recovered uneventfully after surgery. There [...] Read more.
Five dogs of different breeds and ages were diagnosed with medial compartment disease of the elbow (MCDE). To resolve the condition, a modified technique using a lateral approach and plate/rod sliding humeral osteotomy (SHO) was considered. All dogs recovered uneventfully after surgery. There were no major complications, and all dogs were significantly improved compared to pre-operative condition. This novel technique of adding a pin, based on the alteration of the original technique, optimized resistance to fixation failure. An additional benefit was that the lateral approach was surgically familiar and easily allowed bone grafting. All five dogs treated with the novel approach had improved scores for pain and lameness. This study showed that SHO was more stable and less technically demanding with the addition of an intramedullary pin. This is the first report of a lateral approach and plate rod sliding humeral osteotomy to treat MCDE in dogs. Full article
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Determination of the Stifle Angle at Standing Position in Dogs
by Thomas Giansetto, Pierre P. Picavet, Michaël Lefebvre and Marc Balligand
Vet. Sci. 2022, 9(11), 644; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9110644 - 21 Nov 2022
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Background: The cranial cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most common orthopaedic diseases encountered in dogs. Surgical techniques have been developed to stabilize the stifle, with an overall accepted benefit of tibial osteotomies among which is the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA). Prior [...] Read more.
Background: The cranial cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most common orthopaedic diseases encountered in dogs. Surgical techniques have been developed to stabilize the stifle, with an overall accepted benefit of tibial osteotomies among which is the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA). Prior to surgery, the required TTA must be determined on a strict lateral radiographical view of the affected stifle with femur and tibia at an angle of 135° as initially recommended. This value, initially determined in only two dog breeds, has been considered the mean standard value of the canine stifle angle during the mid-stance phase. Methods: We sought to determine if this particular stifle angle around mid-stance phase was similar among multiple dog breeds. We built up a custom-made radiographic system for stifle angle measurement in standing dogs. Results: A mean value of stifle angle of 145° was obtained. Mean stifle angle at mid-stance phase in a healthy dog is regularly higher than 135° and is likely breed and individual dependent. Conclusions: The pre-operative measurement of the required TTA made on stifles in 145° extension, a value close to full physiological extension could contribute to decreasing the incidence of late post-operative meniscal lesion, consecutive to underestimation of TTA. Full article
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Surgical Stabilisation of a Coxofemoral Luxation in a Northern Goshawk (Accipter gentilis) with Transarticular Pinning
by Marko Legler, Vanessa Guddorf and Michael Fehr
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(3), 205; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030205 - 8 Mar 2023
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A 3-year-old male northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) used in falconry for hunting was diagnosed with a craniodorsal coxofemoral luxation of the left leg after an unsuccessful hunting flight. Closed reduction in the dislocation was unsuccessful and the hip joint reluxed again [...] Read more.
A 3-year-old male northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) used in falconry for hunting was diagnosed with a craniodorsal coxofemoral luxation of the left leg after an unsuccessful hunting flight. Closed reduction in the dislocation was unsuccessful and the hip joint reluxed again with slight abduction of the limb. An open surgical reduction with a transarticular stabilization using a normogradely inserted Kirschner wire was performed. The implant was removed surgically after five weeks. After about seven weeks, the owner saw no abnormalities in the loading of the limbs, and the goshawk was successfully used for hunting after nine months in the next hunting season. Full article
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