Treatment

Tue 22 May 2012

Stimulus-dependent release of tissue-regenerating factors by equine platelets

B. DUNKEL, D. M. BOLT, R. K. SMITH, F. M. CUNNINGHAM Equine Veterinary Journal May 2012 44 3 346-354

Full paper:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00431.x/abstract

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

Intra-articular drug delivery: The challenge to extend drug residence time within the joint

Scott H.R. Edwards The Veterinary Journal October 2011 190 1 15-21

Pharmacokinetics of intra-articular, intravenous, and intramuscular administration of triamcinolone acetonide and its effect on endogenous plasma hydrocortisone and cortisone concentrations in horses

Lawrence R. Soma, VMD; Cornelius E. Uboh, PhD; Yowen You, PhD; Fuyu Guan, PhD; Raymond C. Boston, PhD American Journal of Veterinary Research September 2011 72 9 1234-1242

Review Article: The use of intra-articular corticosteroids in the horse: What is known on a scientific basis?

C. W. McILWRAITH Equine Veterinary Journal September 2010 42 6 563-71

Tiludronate infusion in the treatment of bone spavin: A double blind placebo-controlled trial

M. R. GOUGH*, D. THIBAUD † and R. K. W. SMITH ‡ CEVA Animal Health, Bucks, UK; †CEVA Animal Health USA, Kansas, USA; and ‡Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK. Equine Veterinary Journal July 2010 42 5 381 - 387

Treatment of Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis by Arthrodesis in 12 Horses

SPENCER M. BARBER, DVM, Diplomate ACVS 1 , LUCA PANIZZI, Dr Med Vet 1 , and HAYLEY M. LANG 1 1 Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada Veterinary Surgery December 2009 38 8 1006 - 1011

Evaluation of topically administered diclofenac liposomal cream for treatment of horses with experimentally induced osteoarthritis

David D. Frisbie, DVM, PhD; C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD; Chris E. Kawcak, DVM, PhD; Natasha M. Werpy, DVM; Gregory L. Pearce, MStat American Journal of Veterinary Research February 2009 70 2 210-215

Retrospective study of the effect of intra-articular treatment of osteoarthritis of the distal tarsal joints in 51 horses

R. Labens, D. J. Mellor, L. C. Voûte

Veterinary Record (2007) 161, 611-616

Osteoarthritis of the distal tarsal joints, affecting the centrodistal and tarsometatarsal joints, is a common cause of hindlimb lameness in horses. This paper describes the outcome of the intra-articular treatment of 51 horses with the condition with either methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) or triamcinolone acetonide (TR), either with or without hyaluronic acid (HA).