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| Author(s): |
Andrés Sebastián Aristizabal Escobar
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2018-03-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Julia Maria Matera;
Samanta Rios Melo;
Alexandre Navarro Alves de Souza
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| Advisor: | Julia Maria Matera |
| Abstract | |
This research was conducted with the purpose of describing the protocol to obtain the thermographic image, to define the normal thermal pattern of the spine and to describe the kinematic data during locomotion in 17 Dachshund breed dogs. The tomographic images of the entire spine were analyzed; and the dorsal and lateral view of all the regions of the spine were also evaluated using thermography. To perform the kinematic analysis, reflective markers were attached to specific anatomical landmarks and the numeric values of maximum extension, minimum flexion and range of motion were obtained during locomotion for the joints of the fore and hind limbs of the right and left side of the animal. The normality of the data was tested and the right and left side, and the regions of the spine of each dog were compare. None of the 17 dogs showed tomographic evidences of extradural compression of the spinal cord. There was statistical difference between the points of the cervical and thoracic region and between the cervical and thoracolumbar region; the midpoint with the highest temperature was found in the thoracolumbar region. Kinematic data of 5 valid passages of each animal were obtained, velocity was maintained between 1.2 and 1.5 m/sec. The kinematic data had normal distribution and the symmetry between the sides of each joint was verified. The thermal map in healthy Dachshund dogs is characterized by presenting the higher temperature in the thoracic and thoracolumbar regions. Throughout the whole extension of the spine the thermal map is characterized by a warmer central zone with symmetrical decrease of temperature in the lateral areas. The kinematic gait analysis allowed us to obtain the symmetrical bilateral values of flexion, extension and range of motion of the hip, knee, tibiotarsal, shoulder and elbow joints. It was not possible to obtain the values of the radiocarpal joint. It was concluded that thermography is a useful and non-invasive tool to measure the spinal temperature in Dachshund breed dogs and that they have a pattern of symmetrical joint movement during locomotion. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/14399-0 - Evaluation of the spine in chondrodystrophic dogs using kinetics, kinematics and thermography |
| Grantee: | Andres Sebastian Aristizabal Escobar |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |