Vertical forces assessment according to radiographic hip grade in German shepherd dogs

Abstract

Mean peak vertical force was lower in dogs with severe hip dysplasia compared with mildly dysplastic dogs. These results suggest that hip dysplasia degree can affect lameness severity.

Evaluation of a Single Intra‐Articular Injection of Autologous Protein Solution for Treatment of Osteoarthritis in a Canine Population

“…Additionally, this improvement at week 2 in the control group was not reflected in force plate data. Force plate data have been reported to be an unbiased outcome measure, which strengthens the results of our study. This improvement in some owner‐observed pain and lameness scores for the placebo control injection was unexpected.…”

“…The objective measures of lameness used in our study were PVF and VI. These are commonly used components of gait analysis in veterinary medicine . Peak vertical force is dependent on gait velocity; however, our data showed that there was no significant difference in gait velocity between time points and gait velocity was not significantly different between control and treated dogs.…”

Vertical force analysis in dogs with hip osteoarthritis undergoing treatment with chondroprotectors

“…Nonetheless, objective data are limited and contradict the hypothesis that such compounds would promote improved weight bearing (Moreau et al, 2003). The lack of scientific evidence supporting beneficial effects of CS-GLU supplementation has been repeatedly emphasized (Aragon et al, 2007;Sanderson et al, 2009;Vandeweerd et al, 2012). This study set out to obtain quantitative weight bearing data from osteoarthritic dogs undergoing treatment with CS-GLU, given the unreliable nature of visual analogue scales and other subjective methods employed in lameness evaluation of dogs with OA (Hielm-Björkman et al, 2011).…”

“…Chondroprotectors are widely used for conservative treatment of canine OA. Although moderate pain relief can be achieved, scientific evidences of effects in dogs, cats and horses are weak (Aragon et al, 2007;Sanderson et al, 2009;Vandeweerd et al, 2012).…”

“…Peak vertical force is an accurate parameter for lameness diagnosis and can be measured using kinetic analysis (Fanchon and Grandjean, 2007). Dogs affected with hip OA can present with complex gait changes that make subjective lameness diagnosis extremely challenging; however, decreased weight bearing secondary to hip OA has been described based on vertical force parameters (Souza et al, 2015). This study was aimed at weight bearing quantification in dogs affected with hip OA treated with CS-GLU over a 60-day period.…”