About the Authors

John F. Innes

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

j.f.innes@liverpool.ac.uk

Affiliations Movement Veterinary Referrals, Preston Brook, Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Mark A. Morton

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists, Chester, United Kingdom, Canine Cruciate Registry, RCVS Knowledge, The Cursitor, London, United Kingdom

B. Duncan X. Lascelles

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Translational Research in Pain (TRiP) Program, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America, Comparative Pain Research and Education Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America, Thurston Arthritis Center, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: John Innes is co-holder, with University of Liverpool, of the licence for the LOAD client-reported outcomes measure. LOAD is licensed to Elanco Animal Health.