Osteoarthritis

Wed 23 May 2012

Evaluation of oral administration of firocoxib for the management of musculoskeletal pain and lameness associated with osteoarthritis in horses

James A. Orsini, DVM; William G. Ryan, BVS; Douglas S. Carithers, DVM; Raymond C. Boston, PhD American Journal of Veterinary Research May 2012 73 5 664-671

Full paper:

http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.73.5.664

Evaluation of intramuscularly administered sodium pentosan polysulfate for treatment of experimentally induced osteoarthritis in horses

C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc; David D. Frisbie, DVM, PhD; Christopher E. Kawcak, DVM, PhD American Journal of Veterinary Research May 2012 73 5 628-633

Full paper:

http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.73.5.628

Alcohol-facilitated ankylosis of the distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal joints in horses with osteoarthritis

James L. Carmalt, MA, VetMB, MVetSC, DABVP, DACVS; Chris D. Bell, DVM, MVetSC, DACVS; Luca Panizzi, DVM, MVetSC, DACVS; Ryan R. E. Wolker, DVM, MVetSC, DACVS; Joel L. Lanovaz, PhD; José L. Bracamonte, DVM, DVSC, DACVS; David G. Wilson, DVM, DACVS Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association January 15, 2012 240 2 199-204

Autologous conditioned serum: The comparative cytokine profiles of two commercial methods (IRAP and IRAP II) using equine blood

T. H. HRAHA, K. M. DOREMUS, C. W. McILWRAITH, D. D. FRISBIE Equine Veterinary Journal September 2011 43 5 516-521

Effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and polysulfated glycosaminoglycan treatment on subchondral bone, serum biomarkers, and synovial fluid biomarkers in horses with induced osteoarthritis

Chris E. Kawcak, DVM, PhD; David D. Frisbie, DVM, PhD; C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc American Journal of Veterinary Research June 2011 72 6 772-779

Pain in Osteoarthritis

P. René van Weeren DVM, PhD, Janny C. de Grauw DVM Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice December 2010 26 3 619-642

Determination of the prevalence and severity of metacarpophalangeal joint osteoarthritis in Thoroughbred racehorses via quantitative macroscopic evaluation

Richelle H. Neundorf, MSc; Mark B. Lowerison, BSc; Antonio M. Cruz, DVM, MVM, MSc, DrMedVet; Jeff J. Thomason, PhD; Beverley J. McEwen, DVM, PhD; Mark B. Hurtig, DVM, MVSc American Journal of Veterinary Research November 2010 71 11 1284-1293

Cytokine and catabolic enzyme expression in synovium, synovial fluid and articular cartilage of naturally osteoarthritic equine carpi

J. L. KAMM, A. J. NIXON, T. H. WITTE Equine Veterinary Journal November 2010 42 8 693-99

Cytokine and catabolic enzyme expression in synovium, synovial fluid and articular cartilage of naturally osteoarthritic equine carpi

J. L. KAMM, A. J. NIXON, T. H. WITTE Equine Veterinary Journal November 2010 42 8 693-99

Clinical significance of osseous spurs on the dorsoproximal aspect of the third metatarsal bone

A. FAIRBURN, S. DYSON, R. MURRAY Equine Veterinary Journal October 2010 42 7 591-599