Survey of investigations on gold particle implantation in dogs with hip dysplasia
In her PhD thesis, Deisenroth provides an overview of publications on gold implantation primarily in dogs with hip dysplasia – a congenital developmental dislocation in the hip joint area after birth – supplemented by a few relevant publications in the field of human medicine. Six studies and five case studies were used. They deal with methods, investigations and possible explanations regarding the effect. Some insert gold implants at acupuncture points (called “gold acupuncture”), others insert them at non-acupuncture points in addition or instead (called “gold implantation”). Deisenroth considers it possible that the results of the treatment be influenced by the adaptation of the gold implantation to the individual pain symptoms.
Various approaches towards explaining the effect of gold implantation are discussed. A permanent acupuncture effect of gold implants at acupuncture points appears to Deisenroth to be unlikely as an explanation. Gold ions are released from the gold implants, and the extent of the release seems to depend on the degree of inflammation in the surrounding tissue; only low amounts of gold ions are released from gold implants in non-inflammatory tissue. Possibly, this reduces the production of an enzyme that contributes largely to perpetuating osteoarthritic processes.
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