Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hip joint nerve cutting did not stop pain or lameness in dogs
By Hassan, Elham A et al.·Published in American journal of veterinary research·2016·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Effects of denervation of the hip joint on results of clinical observations and instrumented gait analysis in dogs with sodium urate crystal-induced synovitis.
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Plain-English summary
A group of six healthy hound-type dogs underwent a procedure to cut the nerves in their right hip joint, and then sodium urate crystals were injected to cause inflammation and pain. After the surgery, the dogs were evaluated for changes in their walking and signs of pain, but the nerve cutting did not improve their symptoms or gait. The study found that while the procedure effectively severed the nerves, it did not relieve the pain or limping caused by the induced hip joint inflammation. More research is needed to determine if this treatment could be helpful for dogs with hip problems like hip dysplasia.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of selective hip joint denervation on gait abnormalities and signs of hip joint pain in dogs. ANIMALS 6 healthy adult hound-type dogs. PROCEDURES Minimally invasive denervation was performed on the right hip joint of each dog. Two weeks later, sodium urate was injected into the right hip joint to induce synovitis. Dogs were evaluated clinically and by use of instrumented gait analysis before and 2 weeks after minimally invasive denervation and 4, 8, and 24 hours after induction of synovitis. Dogs were euthanized, and necropsy and histologic examination were performed. RESULTS No kinetic or kinematic gait modifications were detected 2 weeks after minimally invasive denervation. Denervation did not eliminate signs of pain and lameness associated with sodium urate-induced synovitis. Results of histologic examination confirmed that denervation was an effective method for transecting the innervation of the craniolateral and caudolateral aspects of the hip joint capsule. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In this study, minimally invasive denervation did not result in gait modifications in dogs. Denervation did not abolish the signs of pain and lameness associated with generalized induced synovitis of the hip joint. Further studies are required before conclusions can be drawn regarding the clinical usefulness of hip joint denervation for dogs with hip dysplasia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27805445/