Five patellar proximodistal positioning indices compared in clinically normal Greenland sled dogs

Patellar luxation in large-breed dogs is associated with abnormal proximodistal patellar positioning. Using a clinically normal population of Greenland sled dogs, measurement reliability and the effect of limb position were compared for five patellar proximodistal positioning indices based on the In...

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Published in:The Veterinary Journal
Main Authors: Miles, James E, Dickow, Marlene, Nielsen, Dorte H, Jensen, Bente Rona, Kirpensteijn, Jolle, Svalastoga, Eiliv L, Eriksen, Thomas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/five-patellar-proximodistal-positioning-indices-compared-in-clinically-normal-greenland-sled-dogs(28531a23-4aec-41f3-b871-7ed5be46e8da).html
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.01.003
https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/291018028/postprint_002_.pdf
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Summary:Patellar luxation in large-breed dogs is associated with abnormal proximodistal patellar positioning. Using a clinically normal population of Greenland sled dogs, measurement reliability and the effect of limb position were compared for five patellar proximodistal positioning indices based on the Insall-Salvati (IS), modified Insall-Salvati (mIS), de Carvalho (dC), patellotrochlear (PT) and Blackburne-Peel (BP) indices. Indices were measured at one knee angle in 44 dogs and two knee angles in 10 dogs. Index susceptibility to error was modelled for different errors in knee angle estimation. Two reported techniques for determining knee angle were compared in a fox hind limb model. Indices dC and PT were significantly affected by knee angle (P