Arthritis

Further studies are warranted to further evaluate the elevations in cytokine concentrations found in the study
Lesions observed were most consistent with synovial osteochondromatosis secondary to degenerative joint disease
Synovial ATP was elevatel in the stifles of dogs with secondary osteoarthritis and urate-induced synovitis
There is no consensus on which are the most useful outcomes to assess canine OA or by which method they should be assessed
Synovial fluid lactate concentration is not a good marker for osteoarthritis or immune-mediated inflammatory arthritis, but it is significantly increased in septic arthritis
Xenotransplantation of ADSCs for the treatment of OA is feasible. Further studies are needed to validate this novel treatment modality, which can then be implemented for the routine treatment of OA in veterinary medicine
Culture of synovial fluid from dogs with suspected septic arthritis has a low yield, necessitating a more effective means of identifying bacteria from suspected septic joints in dogs
Odds of a correct diagnosis for MRI were 3.2 times more than ultrasonography and two times more than radiography in a study on 18 dogs (n = 36 shoulders).