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Nurs Inq 2021 Mar 1:e12402. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

School of Nursing and Midwifery and Social Science, Central Queensland University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Positioning the individual at the centre of care (person-centred care [PCC]) is essential to improving outcomes for people living with multiple chronic conditions. However, research also suggests that this is structurally challenging because health systems continue to adopt long-standing, episodic care encounters. One strategy to provide a more cohesive, individualised approach to care is the implementation of the nurse navigator role. Read More

Vet Rec 2021 Mar 1:e197. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.

Background: Stifle joint diseases (SJD) are common in dogs and include a variety of diagnoses. The objective of the study was to provide an overview of the epidemiology of SJD in insured dogs.

Methods: An historical single cohort study of dogs insured in Agria Pet Insurance (2011-2016) in Sweden was performed. Read More

J Am Vet Med Assoc 2021 Mar;258(5):493-501

Objective: To quantify 3-D femorotibial joint kinematics during ambulation in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture treated with lateral fabellotibial suture stabilization (LFTS).

Animals: 9 adult dogs (body weight, 15 to 35 kg [33 to 77 lb]) with unilateral complete CCL rupture.

Procedures: Digital 3-D bone models of the femur and fabellae and tibia and fibula were created from CT scans. Read More

Equine Vet J 2020 Dec 4. Epub 2020 Dec 4.

Department of Clinical Sciences, Orthopaedic Research Center, C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

Background: Similar to other high-level athletic disciplines, the western performance horse experiences a variety of orthopaedic conditions as a result of rigorous sport-specific physical demands. While musculoskeletal injury rates have been quantified in other equine disciplines, these data are lacking for the western performance athlete.

Objectives: To identify the most common anatomical regions of lameness in western performance horses being evaluated at the nation's largest sanctioned shows over a 10-year study period. Read More

BMC Vet Res 2021 Feb 12;17(1):76. Epub 2021 Feb 12.

Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany.

Background: French bulldogs exhibit significantly larger femoral external rotation and abduction than other breeds. We were curious as to whether this peculiar leg kinematic affects patellar motion and/or might induce medial patellar subluxation (MPSL) or medial patellar permanent luxation (MPPL). We hypothesized that the more abducted leg posture during stance causes an unusual medial pull direction of the rectus femoris muscle during stance, and that this may facilitate the occurrence of MPSL or even MPPL during locomotion. Read More