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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Development of a Pericapsular Elbow Desensitization Technique in Dogs-A Canine Cadaveric Study.

Diego A Portela, Raiane A Moura, Mariana Cavalcanti, Penny J Regier, Marta Romano, Adam W Stern, Enzo Vettorato, Pablo E Otero

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Diego A PortelaDepartment of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1796-9710
Raiane A MouraDepartment of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-3053-5567
Mariana CavalcantiDepartment of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3307-8034
Penny J RegierDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Marta RomanoDepartment of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Adam W SternDepartment of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Enzo VettoratoDepartment of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1664-6135
Pablo E OteroDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1427, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-0901-7269

Funding

American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Health Foundation 02851-A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerve blocks play a critical role in pain management; however, no technique has been described to specifically target the articular nerve branches of the elbow in dogs. This study aimed to develop and compare the success rate of an ultrasound-guided versus a blind pericapsular elbow desensitization (PED) technique in canine cadavers. Phase I involved gross and ultrasonographic evaluations of the elbow joint in four cadavers to identify landmarks for the PED technique. Phase II compared the ultrasound-guided and blind PED techniques using dye injections in eight cadavers, followed by the dissection and histological analysis of stained tissues to confirm nerve involvement. The results demonstrated that four quadrant injections are required to target the articular branches of the radial, ulnar, median, and musculocutaneous nerves. The ultrasound-guided technique achieved a significantly higher overall success rate (77.5%) than the blind technique (45%,

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canineinnervationinterventional pain medicinejointosteoarthritisregional anesthesiaultrasound

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PMID40284876
PMCPMC12030970

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