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Owners rated changes in pain and OA interference with daily activity before and after treatment and overall satisfaction. They also rated the influence of cost, clinical outcome, sedation\/anesthesia, and other factors on satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Complete responses were obtained from 168 of 397 owners (42.3%). Overall, 63.1% (106 of 168) reported being very satisfied or satisfied. Osteoarthritis interference with daily activity improved in 71.5% (118 of 165) of dogs, remained unchanged in 27.3% (45 of 165), and worsened in 1.2% (2 of 165). Three dogs had no OA interference at baseline. The median improvement was +1 category (IQR, 0 to 2; range, \u20131 to +5). Among those that improved, the median change was +2 categories (range, +1 to +5). Perceived pain improved in 78.6% (132 of 168) after the first treatment, 82.9% (29 of 35) after the second, and 83% (5 of 6) after the third. Among 35 dogs receiving multiple treatments, 81% of owners reported comparable or greater improvement after subsequent treatments. Treatment-related concerns were reported by 6.5% of owners. Clinical outcome was rated the most influential factor in owner satisfaction (68% very influential).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Owners reported satisfaction with Sn-117m RSO and perceived meaningful, repeatable improvements in pain and function.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sn-117m RSO produced perceived clinically important improvements in canine OA, with satisfaction driven primarily by clinical outcome rather than cost, sedation\/anesthesia, or other concerns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.26.01.0041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,22]],"date-time":"2026-04-22T17:39:28Z","timestamp":1776879568000},"page":"1-6","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Owners report satisfaction and perceived improvement following Sn-117m radiosynoviorthesis in dogs with osteoarthritis"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"264","author":[{"given":"Rapha\u00ebl","family":"V\u00e9zina-Audette","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care, Portland, ME"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5486-8660","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jennifer A.","family":"Barnhard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tactical Veterinary Solutions, Cabin John, MD"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5923-0001","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Matthew W.","family":"Brunke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tactical Veterinary Solutions, Cabin John, MD"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6712-5367","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"David","family":"Levine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marta D.","family":"Agrodnia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care, Portland, ME"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"ref1","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"209","article-title":"Causes of death or reasons for euthanasia in military working dogs: 927 cases (1993-1996)","volume":"219","author":"Moore GE","year":"2001","unstructured":"Moore GE, Burkman KD, Carter MN, Peterson MR. 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