Radiographic Measurement of Canine Tibial Angles in the Sagittal Plane Export

@article{citeulike:2634917, abstract = {Objective- To describe a method for radiographic measurement of the mechanical joint angles of the tibia in the sagittal plane and report reference ranges for a population of dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease, and specifically for Labrador Retrievers. Study Design- Retrospective evaluation of radiographs. Animals- Canine tibia (n=150) of dogs evaluated for cranial cruciate ligament disease; 104 tibiae were from Labrador Retrievers, 46 tibiae were from other medium- to large-breed dogs. Methods- Medial-lateral radiographs were used to establish anatomic landmarks and measure the mechanical cranial distal tibial angle (mCrDTA) and mechanical caudal proximal tibial angle (mCaPTA). Results- For all tibiae mean mCrDTA was 81.6o and mCaPTA, 63.6o. For Labrador Retriever tibiae mean mCrDTA was 81.7o and mCaPTA, 63.8o. For non-Labradors, means mCrDTA was 81.5o and mCaPTA, 63o. Labrador Retrievers were significantly younger than non-Labradors in our study population. No significant differences were noted between Labrador Retrievers and non-Labradors for mCrDTA or mCaPTA and correlations between mCrDTA and mCaPTA were neither strong nor significant. Conclusion- A method was established for radiographic measurement of mechanical joint angles of the canine tibia in the sagittal plane. Reference ranges are reported for a population of Labrador Retrievers and a population of non-Labradors with cranial cruciate ligament disease. Clinical Relevance- Measurement method and reference ranges provided for mechanical tibial angles may be used to aid in diagnosis, surgical planning, and postoperative critique for hindlimb angular deformities.}, author = {Dismukes, David I. and Tomlinson, James L. and Fox, Derek B. and Cook, James L. and Witsberger, Tige H.}, citeulike-article-id = {2634917}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00381.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00381.x}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394079}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18394079}, doi = {10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00381.x}, journal = {Veterinary Surgery}, keywords = {angles, canine, dog, measurement, plane, radiography, sagittal, tibial}, number = {3}, pages = {300--305}, posted-at = {2008-04-13 01:44:10}, priority = {2}, title = {Radiographic Measurement of Canine Tibial Angles in the Sagittal Plane}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00381.x}, volume = {37}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2634917 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2634917 N2 - Objective- To describe a method for radiographic measurement of the mechanical joint angles of the tibia in the sagittal plane and report reference ranges for a population of dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease, and specifically for Labrador Retrievers. Study Design- Retrospective evaluation of radiographs. Animals- Canine tibia (n=150) of dogs evaluated for cranial cruciate ligament disease; 104 tibiae were from Labrador Retrievers, 46 tibiae were from other medium- to large-breed dogs. Methods- Medial-lateral radiographs were used to establish anatomic landmarks and measure the mechanical cranial distal tibial angle (mCrDTA) and mechanical caudal proximal tibial angle (mCaPTA). Results- For all tibiae mean mCrDTA was 81.6o and mCaPTA, 63.6o. For Labrador Retriever tibiae mean mCrDTA was 81.7o and mCaPTA, 63.8o. For non-Labradors, means mCrDTA was 81.5o and mCaPTA, 63o. Labrador Retrievers were significantly younger than non-Labradors in our study population. No significant differences were noted between Labrador Retrievers and non-Labradors for mCrDTA or mCaPTA and correlations between mCrDTA and mCaPTA were neither strong nor significant. Conclusion- A method was established for radiographic measurement of mechanical joint angles of the canine tibia in the sagittal plane. Reference ranges are reported for a population of Labrador Retrievers and a population of non-Labradors with cranial cruciate ligament disease. Clinical Relevance- Measurement method and reference ranges provided for mechanical tibial angles may be used to aid in diagnosis, surgical planning, and postoperative critique for hindlimb angular deformities. IS - 3 JF - Veterinary Surgery EP - 305 TI - Radiographic Measurement of Canine Tibial Angles in the Sagittal Plane VL - 37 SP - 300 KW - angles KW - canine KW - dog KW - measurement KW - plane KW - radiography KW - sagittal KW - tibial AU - Dismukes, David AU - Tomlinson, James AU - Fox, Derek AU - Cook, James AU - Witsberger, Tige PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00381.x ER -