1. Developing a testing battery for measuring dogs' stifle functionality : the Finnish Canine Stifle Index (FCSI)
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Anna Hielm-Björkman, Sari Helena Mölsä, Jouni Junnila, Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori, Heli K. Hyytiäinen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Outi Vapaavuori / Principal Investigator, Softis - pehmytkudossairaudet, Petbone – ortopedia, fysioterapia, kivunlievitys, and Research Centre for Animal Welfare
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Male ,dogs ,STABILIZATION ,medicine.disease_cause ,413 Veterinary science ,Weight-bearing ,0403 veterinary science ,0302 clinical medicine ,Dog Diseases ,Finland ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,Stifle ,3. Good health ,Index score ,LIMB CIRCUMFERENCE ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Lameness ,RELIABILITY ,Female ,KNEE ,Paper ,REHABILITATION ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lameness ,040301 veterinary sciences ,Sitting ,CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT ,PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY ,Cruciate ligament ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cronbach's alpha ,medicine ,Animals ,Force platform ,RECONSTRUCTION ,LABRADOR-RETRIEVERS ,Physical Examination ,physiotherapy ,Rupture ,General Veterinary ,business.industry ,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries ,Reproducibility of Results ,030229 sport sciences ,OSTEOARTHRITIS ,Orthopedic surgery ,Physical therapy ,cruciate ligament ,business ,orthopaedics - Abstract
This study aimed at developing a quantitative testing battery for dogs' stifle functionality, as, unlike in human medicine, currently none is available in the veterinary field. Forty-three dogs with surgically treated unilateral cranial cruciate ligament rupture and 21 dogs with no known musculoskeletal problems were included. Eight previously studied tests: compensation in sitting and lying positions, symmetry of thrust in hindlimbs when rising from lying and sitting, static weight bearing, stifle flexion and extension and muscle mass symmetry, were summed into the Finnish Canine Stifle Index (FCSI). Sensitivities and specificities of the dichotomised FCSI score were calculated against orthopaedic examination, radiological and force platform analysis and a conclusive assessment (combination of previous). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)was used to evaluate FCSI score differences between the groups. Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency was calculated. The range of the index score was 0-263, with a proposed cut-off value of 60 between 'adequate' and 'compromised' functional performance. In comparison to the conclusive assessment, the sensitivity and specificity of the FCSI were 90 per cent and 90.5 per cent, respectively. Cronbach's alpha for internal reliability of the FCSI score was 0.727. An estimate of the surgically treated and control dogs' FCSI scores were 105 (95 per cent CI 93 to 116) and 20 (95 per cent CI 4 to 37), respectively. The difference between the groups was significant (P
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- 2018