Posturography and dynamic pedobarography in lame dogs with elbow dysplasia and cranial cruciate ligament rupture

José M Carrillo,Joaquin Sopena,Mónica Rubio,José M Vilar,Maria E Manera,Angelo Santana

doi:10.1186/s12917-018-1435-y

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BackgroundThe usefulness of studying posture and its modifications due to locomotor deficiencies of multiple origins has been widely proven in humans. To assess its suitability in the canine species, static posturography and dynamic pedobarography were performed on lame dogs affected with unilateral elbow dysplasia and cranial cruciate ligament rupture by using a pressure platform. With this objective, statokinesiograms and stabilograms, the percentage of pressure distribution between limbs, paw area, mean pressure, and peak pressure, were obtained from lame and sound dogs. These data were compared with Peak Vertical Force values originated from a force platform in the same recording sessions.ResultsSignificant differences were found in the parameters mentioned above between sound and lame dogs and limbs.ConclusionsPosturography and pedobarography are useful and reliable for the monitoring of fore and hindlimb lameness in dogs, providing a new set of parameters for lameness detection.

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The usefulness of studying posture and its modifications due to locomotor deficiencies of multiple origins has been widely proven in humans
OA represents 47% of musculoskeletal diseases, affecting 42.5% of hips, 18.5% of stifles, and 12. 8% of elbow joints [2]. It could have a multifactorial etiology, OA appears mainly secondary to articular instabilities, which occur in elbow dysplasia (ED) and cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR), respectively
In terms of limb function, Peak Vertical Force (PVF) is currently considered the gold standard test [25]; for that reason, the present study aims to obtain a series of postural and dynamic pedobarographic parameters that could objectively help detect lameness in OA dogs suffering from ED and CCLR

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The usefulness of studying posture and its modifications due to locomotor deficiencies of multiple origins has been widely proven in humans. To assess its suitability in the canine species, static posturography and dynamic pedobarography were performed on lame dogs affected with unilateral elbow dysplasia and cranial cruciate ligament rupture by using a pressure platform. With this objective, statokinesiograms and stabilograms, the percentage of pressure distribution between limbs, paw area, mean pressure, and peak pressure, were obtained from lame and sound dogs. Statokinesiograms and stabilograms, the percentage of pressure distribution between limbs, paw area, mean pressure, and peak pressure, were obtained from lame and sound dogs These data were compared with Peak Vertical Force values originated from a force platform in the same recording sessions. The pathologic changes in posture are detected by means of recording the body’s center of pressure (COP) sway via statokinesiograms

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