Advances in the Management of Osteoarthritis in Veterinary Medicine
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: anaesthesia; pain management; loco-regional anaesthesia; analgesic therapies
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Interests: dogs; cats; ultrasound; small animals; veterinary diagnostics
Interests: veterinary surgery; fracture repair; joint diseases; regenerative medicine; veterinary orthopedic; osteoarthritis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative and debilitating joint disease that involves changes in joint components and subsequent chronic pain. In companion animals, OA can be classified as a primary disease related to aging and idiopathic components or secondary to anatomical joint alterations or instability, such as traumatic joint fracture or cranial cruciate ligament rupture. In both cases, it evolves as a degenerative disease that is difficult to manage. To date, there is no definitive treatment for osteoarthritis, and multimodal management is the basis of the modern approach to OA, including the careful selection of drugs, the proper diet, nutritional supplements and physiotherapy treatments; this is in order to improve the quality of life of affected animals.
This Special Issue encourages the submission of new protocols and literature reviews, particularly those focused on pain management and biological therapies for the treatment of osteoarthritis in companion animals; this is in order to further enhance our knowledge on a topic that is increasingly discussed but on which scientific research is still needed.
Dr. Caterina Di Bella
Prof. Dr. Antonella Volta
Dr. Luca Pennasilico
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- osteoarthritis
- companion animals
- dogs
- cats
- joint
- degenerative disease
- pain
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