Christopher R. Byron, Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, U of I at Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Christopher R. Byron

Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Professional Interests:  cartilage physiology, glucosamine for treatment of osteoarthritis, effects of shock wave therapy on cartilage, fluorescent probe and electron microscopic imaging of cartilage, shock wave treatment of navicular disease, arthroscopic treatment of joint disease.

Selected Publications:

Benson BM, Byron CR and Stewart AA . The effects of radial shock waves on metabolism of equine cartilage explants in vitro . (Submitted for publication, New Zealand Vet J .)

Stewart A, Goodrich L, Byron C, Stewart M. 2005. The use of intrasynovial catheters to treat synovial sepsis: a retrospective study of 30 horses. (Submitted for publication, J of Am Vet Med Assoc. )

Byron CR, Benson BM, Stewart AA and Stewart MC. 2005. Effects of radial shock waves on equine cartilage explant integrity, chondrocyte membrane permeability, and chondrocyte viability. Am J of Vet Res. 66(0);1757-17633.

Khumsap S, Lanovaz JL, Rosenstein D, Byron C and Clayton HM. 2003. Effect Of Unilateral Synovitis Of Distal Intertarsal And Tarsometatarsal Joints On Sagittal Plane Kinematics And Kinetics Of Trotting Horses. Am J of Vet Res. 64(12):1491-1495.

Byron CR , Orth MW, Venta PJ, Lloyd J and Caron JP. 2003. Influence of glucosamine on matrix metalloproteinase expression and activity in LPS-stimulated equine chondrocytes. Am J of Vet Res. 64(6):666-67.

Byron CR , Embertson RM, Bernard WV, Hance SR, Bramlage LR and Hopper SA. 2002. Dystocia in a referral hospital setting: approach and results. Eq VetJ 35(1):82-85.

Byron C , Stick J, Brown J and Lugo J. Use of a condylar screw plate for repair of a Salter-Harris type III fracture of the femur in a 2-year-old horse. JAVMA 221(9):1292-1295, Nov 1, 2002