Abstract
Treatment of canine osteoarthritis comprises a large part of the clinical practice of small animal surgeons. Some cases are post-traumatic, but most are heritable, developmental or idiopathic in origin. Although the pathological changes of osteoarthritic joints are essentially irreversible, many types of surgical procedures are aimed at restoring mobility, including prosthetic joint replacement, joint resurfacing, osteotomy, arthrodesis and excision arthroplasty. However, for a very large cohort of dogs suffering from osteoarthritis, surgical treatment of osteoarthritis is not indicated, not appropriate, not feasible or not affordable. Consequently, the search for effective non-surgical treatments such as systemic and intra-articular medications and other modalities is a critical priority. Considering that intractably painful osteoarthritis is a frequent reason for poor quality of life and even euthanasia, this is indeed an appropriate priority.
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