A5012424805- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Veterinary Oncology Research
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal testing and alternatives
University of Évora
2014-2024
University of California, Davis
2023
The University of Queensland
2023
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2023
Guardia Civil
2021
Centre for Research in Anthropology
2021
University of Lisbon
2021
Obesity is a common nutrition-related disorder leading to reduced life expectancy in both humans and dogs. With the aim of identifying new prevention control options, study objectives were (1) investigate dog-owner perceptions about obesity terms themselves their dogs, (2) identify factors associated with possible social, environmental economic drivers for its development dog owners pets. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based was performed across multiple countries. The questionnaire focused...
Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most commonly diagnosed joint disease in veterinary medicine, with at least 80% of cases lameness and diseases companion animals being classified as OA. Sporting working are more predisposed to develop OA since they exposed chronic fatigue injuries, leading bone muscular tissue damage failure, resulting clinical signs. To characterize signs diagnostic findings Police dogs presenting bilateral hip time diagnosis. Fifty were evaluated a bodyweight...
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most commonly diagnosed joint disease in companion animals, and proper tools are necessary to assess patients response treatment. We aimed perform psychometric evaluation of several clinical metrology instruments (CMI), developed evaluate pain outcome. Fifty police working dogs with bilateral hip OA were assessed a prospective, randomised, double-blinded study. Patients evaluated using stance analyser six different moments divided over 180-day period. Pedometer...
Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) represents a significant burden to societies, as it affects quality of life, performance and poses large healthcare cost. We aimed describe the use single intra-articular (IA) injection an autologous platelet therapy in management osteoarthritis naturally occurring canine model. Methods Fifteen police working dogs with bilateral hip OA were treated 3 ml concentrate per joint, produced V-PET kit. Response treatment was measured by Canine Brief Pain...
The treatment for osteomyelitis consists of surgical debridement, filling the dead space, soft tissue coverage, and intravenous administration antimicrobial (AM) agents long periods. Biomaterials local delivery AM agents, while providing controllable antibiotic release rates simultaneously acting as a bone scaffold, may be valuable alternative; thus, avoiding systemic side effects. V-HEPHAPC is heparinized nanohydroxyapatite (nHA)/collagen biocomposite loaded with vancomycin that has been...
Objectives: To compare the effect of intra-articular treatment with triamcinolone hexacetonide (TH), stanozolol, hyaluronan, and a platelet concentrate in police working dogs bilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA). Study Design: Prospective, longitudinal, double-blinded, negative controlled study. Sample Population: Fifty naturally occurring OA. Methods: Animals were randomly assigned to control group (CG, n = 10), TH (THG, (PCG, stanozolol (SG, Hylan G-F 20 (HG). On days 0 (T0), 8, 15, 30, 90,...
Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease transversal to all mammals, source of chronic pain and disability, huge burden societies, with significant toll in healthcare cost, while reducing productivity quality life. The dog considered useful model for the translational study disease, closely matching human OA, advantage faster progression maintaining same life stages. In prospective, longitudinal, double-blinded, negative controlled study, one hundred (N = 100) hip joints were selected...
Objectives: To describe and compare the use effectiveness of a single intra-articular injection (IA) triamcinolone acetonide (TA), hyaluronan (HA) combination both (TA+HA) in police working dogs with natural occurring hip osteoarthritis (OA). Study design: Prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. Sample population: Thirty animals naturally OA. Methods: Animals were randomly divided three groups: GT, treated 20mg TA; GH, HA; GTH, TA HA per joint. Response to treatment, measured by...
Abstract Background Digital thermal imaging is a physiologic, non-invasive, contactless, and non-radiating diagnostic tool that can assess wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, including hip osteoarthritis (HOA). Fifty police working dogs were evaluated to compare the dorsoventral (DV) lateral (LT) thermographic images in with naturally occurring bilateral HOA. A DV, left right LT obtained for each animal six different moments. They positioned standing symmetrical upright position DV...
Abstract Background In dogs, thermal imaging has been documented only recently, but a growing interest in this modality led to studies using thermography assess pathologies the canine hip, stifle, elbow, intervertebral disc, and bone neoplasia. This study aimed evaluate use of digital assessing evaluating treatment response dogs with hip osteoarthritis (OA) comparing its results an objective measure two clinical metrology instruments. experimental, randomized, double-blinded study, one...
Osteoarthritis (OA) represents a significant burden to societies, as it affects quality of life and performance implies large cost in terms health care. Autologous platelets are regenerative treatment modality for OA that thought be potential stimulation the natural healing cascade.To describe effect platelet concentrate V-PET management naturally occurring canine model, using several outcome assessment modalities.Controlled laboratory study.A total 40 joints active working police dogs with...
Objective To evaluate the effect of an intra-articular (IA) administration triamcinolone hexacetonide, compared with saline. Patients and methods Forty (N = 40) hip joints were randomly assigned to a treatment group (THG, n 20, receiving IA hexacetonide) control (CG, saline). On day (T0), at 8, 15, 30, 90 180 days post-treatment, weight distribution, joint range motion, thigh girth, digital thermography, radiographic signs, synovial fluid interleukin-1 C-reactive protein levels evaluated....
Objective This study aimed to compare the symmetry of clinical and radiographic signs right left pelvic limbs dogs with bilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA) evaluate association physical findings abnormalities. Patients methods One hundred police working OA were evaluated, following a screening program. Weight distribution, joint range motion at flexion extension, thigh girth, recorded compared results contralateral limb by breed, age, sex Paired Samples T-Test Pearson correlation coefficient,...
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex joint disease and chronic pain source, affecting patient's quality of life posing financial burden. As the dog considered nearly ideal species for translation research human OA most used model research, exploring spontaneous under One Health/One Medicine concept can improve both humans dogs' health well-being.
Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease with high negative impact on patient’s quality of life and financial burden. It source chronic pain affects all mammals, including humans dogs. As the dog common model for translation research human OA, exploring spontaneous OA can improve health well-being both To describe effect intra-articular administration stanozolol in naturally occurring canine model, forty (N = 40) hip joints were randomly assigned to receive or saline (control). On treatment...
To compare the effectiveness of intra-articular (IA) methylprednisolone-acetate and triamcinolone acetonide in management naturally occurring hip osteoarthritis, 20 dogs were divided into two groups according to drug injected per joint: GT (20 mg acetonide) GMPA (40 methylprednisolone). Animals treated at T0 (treatment day), further evaluations conducted T1 (15 days after treatment), T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 (one, two, three, four, five, six months treatment respectively). Response was...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate IL-1 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the synovial fluid dogs with bilateral hip osteoarthritis their relation to animals’ clinical, radiographic, thermographic disease signs. SAMPLE 100 joints from police working dogs. PROCEDURES Synovial fluid, IL-1, CRP levels, weight distribution, joint range of motion, thigh girth, digital thermography, radiographic signs were recorded. Data 4 clinical metrology instruments (CMIs) collected. Results compared by age,...
Introduction:The nociception induced during surgical procedures may be related to the development of complications such as chronic pain.The use regional anesthesia is effective in reduction.The quadratus lumborum block an adjuvant perioperative analgesia cats' ovariectomy.Parasympathetic Tone Activity (PTA) used veterinary quantify nociception-antinociception and was measure relative parasympathetic sympathetic balance.Objectives: To evaluate performance ultrasound-guided reducing activation...
While multiple studies have focused on the motivations surrounding antibiotic prescription among veterinarians, little is known about companion animal owners’ knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) regarding topic. A nationwide survey directed toward Portuguese dog cat owners was conducted online at veterinary practices to characterize their KAP antibiotics. After database curation, a total of 423 valid submissions were considered. Although 97.9% respondents stated that they knew what an...
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The strong connection between human and animal health. How far can we go with the One Health approach? Zoobiquity revelation.