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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2016; 29(03): 214-219
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-15-05-0090
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Comparison of goniometric measurements of the stifle joint in seven breeds of normal dogs

Seyyid S. Sabanci
1   Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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Mehmet K. Ocal
2   Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Aydın, Turkey
› Author AffiliationsThis article was prepared from a section of unpublished data of the first author's PhD thesis and was supported by a grant from the Scientific Research Projects of Adnan Menderes University (VTF-13016). The authors thank Professor Dr. Mehmet N. Orman, for his helpful comments on the statistical analyses, and Yirtimci Limited Company, Aydin-Turkey, for providing permission and training in the use of their SolidWorks software.
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Received: 29 May 2015

Accepted: 28 January 2016

Publication Date:
17 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Objective: To compare the goniometric measurements of the stifle joint in seven dog breeds, and to determine the relationship among goniometric measurements, age, body weight, tibial plateau angle, crus and thigh circumferences, and widths of quadriceps, hamstring, and gastrocnemius muscles in healthy dogs.

Methods: We used a total of 126 dogs from seven different breeds, and recorded the angle of the stifle joint at standing, extension, and flexion together with the range of motion (ROM). The circumferences of the thigh and crus were also measured. Medio -lateral radiographic projections of the tibia and the femur were obtained from the dogs, and the tibial plateau angles, as well as the widths of quadriceps, hamstring, and gas -trocnemius muscles, were measured from these images.

Results: Neither the sex of the dog nor the differences in the side measured affected the goniometric measurements of the stifle joint. The standing, extension, flexion, and ROM angles were different among the breeds. The standard deviations of the standing and extension angles were small relative to their means, but the standard deviations of the flexion angle were large relative to their means in all breeds. Body weight and muscular measurements were the most influential factors on the stifle flexion angle and ROM.

Clinical significance: Breed differences, body weights, and muscle mass should be taken into consideration during assessment of the stifle function using goniometric measurements.

Keywords

Dog - goniometric measurement - stifle joint
 

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