Pre- and Postoperative Force Plate Analysis of Dogs with Experimentally Transected Cranial Cruciate Ligaments Treated Using Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to compare outcomes after tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) and modified Maquet procedure (MMP) for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR) in dogs using clinical and radiographic evaluation and treadmill-based force plate gait analysis. Study Design This study was a prospective, randomized, controlled study. Materials and Methods Sixty-one dogs (76 joints) with CCLR were treated with TPLO (n = 30 dogs, 41 joints) or MMP (n = 31 dogs, 35 joints) and compared with a control group of 16 healthy Labrador Retrievers. Outcomes after surgery were compared by clinical orthopaedic assessment, radiographic evaluation and force plate gait analysis performed preoperatively, and then at 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months postoperatively. For objective comparison of ground reaction forces, the data were compared with the control group. Major complications were reported. Results A significant improvement in ground reaction forces was reached in all surgically treated dogs. No significant difference was found between the surgical methods at any postoperative re-examination. With regard to peak vertical force (PVF), there were significantly more patients with TPLO within the reference range of healthy dogs at the 3 months re-examination than dogs with MMP. There was no significant difference in mean value comparisons between TPLO and control groups 6 months postoperatively. Compared with the control group, mean values of 93.9% (PVF) and 85.9% (vertical impulse [VI]) were reached by the TPLO group and 89.4% (PVF) and 79.9% (VI) by the MMP group, 6 months postoperatively.No significant differences were found regarding major complications or progression of osteoarthritis. Conclusions Although no significant differences were found between the surgical methods, TPLO patients showed superiority with regard to clinical outcome.

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Shoulder joint hemiarthroplasty for treatment of a severe osteochondritis dissecans lesion in a dog

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.3415/vcot-13-07-0087 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (03) ◽

pp. 243-248 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

T. Sparrow ◽

J. Meswania ◽

G. Blunn ◽

N. Fitzpatrick

Keyword(s):

Osteochondritis Dissecans ◽

Humeral Head ◽

Shoulder Joint ◽

Reaction Force ◽

Force Plate ◽

Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty ◽

Gradual Improvement ◽

Custom Made ◽

Plate Analysis ◽

Caudal Approach

SummaryIntroduction: Partial resurfacing of the humeral head has been reported in humans to treat humeral osteochondritis dissecans. The aim is to describe a custom-made humeral resurfacing prosthesis for treatment of severe humeral head osteochondritis dissecans in a dog.Case report: A seven-month-old female entire St. Bernard dog was presented with a 10 week history of severe left thoracic limb lameness. Radiography, arthroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an extensive osteochondritis dissecans lesion affecting the caudal, medial and central regions of the humeral head. A prosthesis designed from computed tomography (CT) images was manufactured in polished stainless steel alloy with a hydroxyapatite coated base and central finned humeral stem for cementless insertion. A standard caudal approach to the shoulder was used to place the prosthesis following reaming of the caudal humeral head.Results: Radiography and CT imaging revealed appropriate topographical placement on the humerus. Force plate analysis demonstrated initial reduction in ground reaction force at six weeks, followed by gradual improvement at three months. There was no radiographic evidence of implant loosening and the range of shoulder joint motion was comparable to the contralateral joint at three months; these findings were maintained to final follow-up at 24 months.Clinical significance: Placement of a humeral head resurfacing prosthesis was an effective technique for the management of severe osteochondritis dissecans-related shoulder lameness. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of the clinical use of shoulder hemiarthroplasty in a dog.

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High-Resolution Force Plate Analysis of Utilized Slip Resistance in Human Walking

Journal of Testing and Evaluation ◽

10.1520/jte11457j ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 353 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

DR Petersen ◽

RE Link ◽

FL Buczek ◽

SA Banks

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Force Plate ◽

Human Walking ◽

Slip Resistance ◽

Plate Analysis

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Running on an Incline

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering ◽

10.1115/1.2894092 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 114 (4) ◽

pp. 435-441 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

J. R. Iversen ◽

T. A. McMahon

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Model ◽

Oxygen Consumption ◽

Force Plate ◽

Force Platform ◽

Nonlinear Spring ◽

Rate Of Oxygen Consumption ◽

Foot Strike ◽

Plate Analysis ◽

Male Subjects ◽

The Way

Seven male subjects ran at 3.0 m/s on a motorized treadmill including a force platform under the tread. The subjects ran at each of five treadmill inclinations: + 0.17, +0.077, 0, -0.077, and -0.17 radians. The position of the subjects’ legs were read from cine´ films (100 frames/s). Results of the film and force plate analysis generally corroborated the “hanging triangle” hypothesis, which postulates that the angle between the leg and the vertical upon foot strike does not change as the treadmill is tipped up or down. A mathematical model of running, in which the leg is represented as a nonlinear spring, made satisfactory predictions of the way many parameters of running change with the treadmill angle, including the length of the leg at touchdown and liftoff and the peak leg force in the middle of a step. The peak leg force reaches a maximum at a treadmill angle near −0.12 radians, close to the downhill angle where other authors have found a minimum in the rate of oxygen consumption.

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Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Force-Plate Analysis of Gait in Dogs With Healed Femora After Leg-Lengthening Plate Fixation

Veterinary Surgery ◽

10.1111/j.1532-950x.1995.tb01288.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 15-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

PETER MUIR ◽

MARK D. MARKEL ◽

JOHN J. BOGDANSKE ◽

KENNETH A. JOHNSON

Keyword(s):

Plate Fixation ◽

Force Plate ◽

Dual Energy ◽

Leg Lengthening ◽

X Ray ◽

Plate Analysis

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Poster Session III, July 15th 2010 — Abstracts Sampling rate influence on vertical jump height in force plate analysis

Procedia Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.199 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 3481

Author(s):

Christian Baumgart ◽

Volker Lange-Berlin ◽

Rüdiger Hofmann ◽

Jürgen Freiwald

Keyword(s):

Poster Session ◽

Vertical Jump ◽

Sampling Rate ◽

Force Plate ◽

Jump Height ◽

Vertical Jump Height ◽

Plate Analysis

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A Comparison of Surgical and Medical Treatment of Fragmented Coronoid Process and Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Canine Elbow

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1632452 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 08 (04) ◽

pp. 177-183 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

C. W. Miller ◽

C. L. Taves ◽

G. R. Bouck

Keyword(s):

Medical Treatment ◽

Osteochondritis Dissecans ◽

Weight Bearing ◽

Force Plate ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Coronoid Process ◽

Radiographic Evaluation ◽

Prospective Clinical Study ◽

Plate Analysis

SummaryA randomized prospective clinical study was performed to compare the effect of surgery for fragmented coronoid process (FCP) and osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the canine elbow, with medical treatment using pentosan polysulphate (PPS). Nineteen dogs with FCP and/or OCD of the elbow were randomly assigned to either the surgical or medical group. Lameness examination, radiographic evaluation and force plate analysis were performed at the time of admission, and were repeated at two, four, six and nine months after treatment. In dogs with asymmetrical lameness, in both the medical and surgical groups, the peak vertical forces and mean vertical forces for the more affected limbs were significantly lower than the control means at time zero. In both the medical and surgical group, the peak and mean vertical forces improved during the course of the study. Weightbearing in medically treated dogs approached that in controls at a faster rate than in those treated surgically. After nine months of follow-up, differences could not be detected between the dogs treated surgically, and those treated with PPS.Surgical and medical treatment for fragmented coronoid process and osteochondritis dissecans of the canine elbow were compared. Medical treatment resulted in a more rapid return to normal weight-bearing than did surgical treatment. After nine months of follow-up, differences were not detected between the medically and surgically treated dogs.

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Electromyographic and Force Plate Analysis of the Deadlift Performed With and Without Chains

The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research ◽

10.1519/jsc.0000000000001351 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 1177-1182 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ramsey M. Nijem ◽

Jared W. Coburn ◽

Lee E. Brown ◽

Scott K. Lynn ◽

Anthony B. Ciccone

Keyword(s):

Force Plate ◽

Plate Analysis

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