Stifle Joint Disorders in Companion Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Companion Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3003
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Animal Science, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
3. Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: clinical anatomy; applied morphology; osteoarthritis; pain management; software development for analysis of medical imaging; screening heritable diseases
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2. CECAV - Veterinary and Animal Research Centre, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
3. Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
4. CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: anatomy applied to imaging diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis; mesenchymal stem cells; bone tissue regeneration; cartilaginous tissue engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As an incongruent and composite hinge, the stifle joint is often affected by several different disorders during the animal’s life, with an important impact on the animal’s welfare and concern of their owners. Innovative papers from different research areas regarding the stifle joint on growing and adult companion animals are invited to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to bring together the latest advances in stifle joint disease diagnosis and treatment. Studies on the articular cartilage, menisci, cruciate and collateral ligaments, patella, and quadriceps muscle will be taken into account, especially ones regarding (but not limited to):
- Complex hind limb alignment and deformities, including those related to rotation of the tibia and the femur;
- Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the cruciate ligament disease;
- Pelvic limb kinetics and kinematics;
- Stifle joint radiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
- Arthroscopic procedures;
- Medical management and physical rehabilitation;
- Biomechanical ex vivo studies and bone models.
Translational and multidisciplinary topics are also welcome; this may include papers on animal models for human disease, addressing and enhancing the concept of "One Health".
Dr. Sofia Alves-Pimenta
Dr. Bruno Colaco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cruciate ligament
- patellar luxation
- articular cartilage
- osteoarthritis
- knee joint disease
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