OBJECTIVE To characterize biomechanical differences in gait between dogs with and without an amputated thoracic limb. ANIMALS Client-owned dogs (16 thoracic-limb amputee and 24 quadruped [control] dogs). PROCEDURES Dogs were trotted across 3 in-series force platforms. Spatial kinematic and kinetic data were recorded for each limb during the stance phase. RESULTS Amputees had significant i...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of sliding humeral osteotomy (SHO) on frontal plane thoracic limb alignment in standing and recumbent limb positions. STUDY DESIGN Canine cadaveric study. SAMPLE POPULATION Canine thoracic limbs (n=15 limb pairs). METHODS Limbs acquired from healthy Labrador Retrievers euthanatized for reasons unrelated to this study were mounted in a limb press and align...

The vertebrate body wall is regionalized into thoracic and lumbosacral/abdominal regions that differ in their morphology and developmental origin. The thoracic body wall has ribs and intercostal muscles, which develops from thoracic somites, whereas the abdominal wall has abdominal muscles, which develops from lumbosacral somites without ribs cage. To examine whether limb-genesis interferes wit...

1. background amputation and pain may have considerable impact on health-related quality of life. 2. objectives the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of pain on health-related quality of life in a population of war related bilateral lower limb amputees. 3. materials and methods the veterans and martyrs affairs foundation (vmaf) database documented 578 patients with bilateral lower ...

BACKGROUND This clinical study evaluated the speed of reversal of profound rocuronium block in ponies using sugammadex and investigated the differences in onset and recovery from block in three different muscle groups. METHODS Anaesthesia was induced and maintained with isoflurane in oxygen 100% in eight ponies. Neuromuscular monitoring was performed at each site using acceleromyography: in t...

The study of myology is relevant for both functional understanding and distinguishing different species. The pine marten (Martes martes) is a small carnivore found in Europe and Western Asia and belongs to the Mustelidae family. For the purpose of this study, fresh a carcass which was found in the hunters' trap, was brought to the anatomy hall of veterinary faculty, for anatomical studies. Afte...

OBJECTIVES To document the contributions of trial repetition, limb side, and intraday and inter-week measurements on variation in vertical and craniocaudal ground reaction force data. METHODS Following habituation, force and time data were collected for all four limbs of seven Labrador Retrievers during sets of five valid trot trials. Each set was performed twice daily (morning and afternoon)...

Members of the diverse butterfly families Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies) and Riodinidae (metalmarks) have reduced first thoracic limbs and only use two pairs of legs for walking. In order to address questions about the detailed morphology and evolutionary origins of these reduced limbs, the three thoracic limbs of 13 species of butterflies representing all six butterfly families were ex...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate biomechanical gait adaptations in dogs after amputation of a pelvic limb. ANIMALS Client-owned dogs (12 pelvic limb-amputee and 24 quadruped [control] dogs). PROCEDURES Dogs were trotted across 3 in-series force platforms. Spatial kinematic and kinetic data were recorded for each limb during the stance phase. RESULTS Pelvic limb amputees had increased peak braking fo...

spinal cord compression due to extramedullary hematopoiesis is a well-described and rare syndrome encountered in several hematological disorders including β-thalassemia. hereby, a 37-year old pregnant woman with intermediate β -thalassemia with paraparesis and lower limb hypoesthesia was presented. mri showed soft tissue masses in both sides of thoracic paraspinal area. histologically, a mixtur...