Effects of intra-articular botulinum toxin type A (Botox®) in dogs with chronic osteoarthritis: A pilot study

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-258

  Hadley, Heather S ^a,b   Wheeler, J L ^a   Petersen, S W ^a  

^a Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botox ; Botulinum toxin type A; Gait analysis; Intra articular injection; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OVARIECTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OVARIECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77956144365     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-09-07-0076     Document Type: Article

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