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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021

Effect of a single intra-articular high molecular weight hyaluronan in a naturally occurring canine osteoarthritis model: a randomized controlled trial.

J C Alves, Ana Margarida Moniz Pereira Dos Santos, Patrícia Jorge, Catarina Falcão Trigoso Vieira Branco Lavrador, L Miguel Carreira

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J C AlvesDivisão de Medicina Veterinária, Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR), Rua Presidente Arriaga, 9, 1200-771, Lisbon, Portugal. alves.jca@gnr.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1329-3709
Ana Margarida Moniz Pereira Dos SantosDivisão de Medicina Veterinária, Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR), Rua Presidente Arriaga, 9, 1200-771, Lisbon, Portugal.
Patrícia JorgeDivisão de Medicina Veterinária, Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR), Rua Presidente Arriaga, 9, 1200-771, Lisbon, Portugal.
Catarina Falcão Trigoso Vieira Branco LavradorMED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, p. 94, 7006-554, Évora, Portugal.
L Miguel CarreiraFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV/ULisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.
University of Évora · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is a complex joint disease and chronic pain source, affecting a patient's quality of life and posing a financial burden. As the dog is considered a nearly ideal species for translation research of human OA and the most used model for research, exploring spontaneous dog OA under the One Health/One Medicine concept can improve both humans and dogs' health and well-being.

methodsIn a clinical treatment experiment, forty (N=40) joints were selected and randomly assigned to a control group (CG), which received 0.9% NaCl or a treatment (HG), which received Hylan G-F 20. Evaluations were performed on treatment day (T0), 8, 15, 30, 90, and 180 days post-treatment. They consisted of four different Clinical Metrology Instruments (CMI), evaluation of weight distribution, joint range of motion, thigh girth, radiographic and digital thermography imaging, synovial fluid interleukin-1 (IL-1), and C-reactive protein concentrations. Results were compared with repeated measures ANOVA, with a Huynh-Feldt correction, Paired samples T-test, or Wilcoxon signed-ranks test, with p<0.05.

resultsPatients had a mean age of 6.5±2.4 years and a bodyweight of 26.6±5.2kg, and joints graded as mild (n=28, 70%), moderate (n=6, 15%), and severe OA (n=6, 15%). No differences were found between groups at T0. Symmetry index and deviation showed significant improvements in HG from 30 days (p<0.01) up to 180 days (p=0.01). Several CMI scores, particularly pain scores, improved from 90 to 180 days. Radiographic signs progressed in both groups. In both groups, increasing body weight and age corresponded to worse clinical presentation. IA hyaluronan administration produced increased lameness in six cases, which resolved spontaneously.

conclusionsThis study characterizes the response to treatment with Hylan G-F 20, which can produce significant functional and pain level improvements in patients with OA, even those with factors related to worse response to treatment.

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Dog DiseasesHyaluronic AcidOsteoarthritisAnimalsBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinDisease Models, AnimalDogsFemaleInjections, Intra-ArticularInterleukin-1Molecular WeightPainRange of Motion, ArticularTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinHyaluronic AcidInterleukin-1Animal modelClinical metrology instrumentsDogHigh molecular weight hyaluronanOsteoarthritisPain

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