Kinetic and tempospacial parameters in dogs with HI fractures treated conservatively

• Grant number: 13/16689-8
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): September 30, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal researcher: Sheila Canevese Rahal
• Grantee: Flávia Gardilin Vassalo
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the kinetic and temporo-spatial parameters in dogs with hip fractures treated conservatively, walking in a pressure platform at constant speed. The hypothesis is that dogs may show changes in kinetic and temporo-spatial parameters arising from the injury, which may interfere with the symmetry index. It will be established two experimental groups: Group 1 - healthy dogs (n = 15), Group 2 - dogs with hip fractures treated conservatively (n = e 15). Group 1 and Group 2 will contain animals of similar sizes . The dogs in Group 2 will be divided into two subgroups according to the location of the fracture: Subgroup 2a - dogs with fractures affecting load bearing structures; Subgroup 2b - dogs with fractures that do not compromise weight-bearing structures. Peak Power Vertical, vertical impulse, cycle duration of locomotion, duration of the stance phase, swing phase duration, step length and percentage of weight distribution will be measured. The Symmetry Index (SI) between members will be calculated in Groups 1 and 2.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VASSALO, FLAVIA GARDILIN; RAHAL, SHEILA CANEVESE; AGOSTINHO, FELIPE STEFAN; MAMPRIM, MARIA JAQUELINE; MELCHERT, ALESSANDRA; KANO, WASHINGTON TAKASHI; MESQUITA, LUCIANE DOS REIS; DOICHE, DANUTA PULZ. Gait analysis in dogs with pelvic fractures treated conservatively using a pressure-sensing walkway. ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA, v. 57, OCT 5 2015. Web of Science Citations: 5.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

VASSALO, Flávia Gardilin. Parâmetros cinéticos e têmporo-espaciais em cães com fraturas de coxal tratadas conservativamente. 2014. 50 f. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia..