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Filho et al: Gait Analysis of Amputee Dogs Using a Pressure-Sensitive Walkway
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopedics and Traumatology 4, 2024

🔍 Key Findings Summary

  • 39 dogs (mostly post-trauma) with either forelimb or hindlimb amputations (high vs low)
  • No significant difference in %BW distribution between high vs low forelimb amputations
  • In hindlimb amputees:
    • High amputations → more overload on contralateral hindlimb (p = 0.01)
    • Low amputations → more even load split, slight preference for contralateral hindlimb and ipsilateral forelimb
  • Values derived from pressure-sensitive walkway confirmed with statistical significance
  • Useful implications for prosthesis selection and rehabilitation planning

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Filho et al: Gait Analysis of Amputee Dogs Using a Pressure-Sensitive Walkway
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopedics and Traumatology 4, 2024

🔍 Key Findings Summary

  • 39 dogs (mostly post-trauma) with either forelimb or hindlimb amputations (high vs low)
  • No significant difference in %BW distribution between high vs low forelimb amputations
  • In hindlimb amputees:
    • High amputations → more overload on contralateral hindlimb (p = 0.01)
    • Low amputations → more even load split, slight preference for contralateral hindlimb and ipsilateral forelimb
  • Values derived from pressure-sensitive walkway confirmed with statistical significance
  • Useful implications for prosthesis selection and rehabilitation planning

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Multiple Choice Questions on this study

In Filho 2024 et al., what was the %BW carried by the contralateral limb in low forelimb amputees?

A. 44%
B. 50.7%
C. 55.5%
D. 60.3%
E. 27.1%

Answer: 55.5%

Explanation: Low forelimb amputees carried 55.5% of their BW on the contralateral limb:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
In Filho 2024 et al., which parameter was primarily used to assess kinetic gait adaptation in amputee dogs?

A. Stride length
B. Ground contact time
C. Peak vertical force
D. Gait symmetry
E. Percentage body weight (%BW)

Answer: Percentage body weight (%BW)

Explanation: %BW was considered the most accurate and consistent parameter under controlled velocity:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
In Filho 2024 et al., what was the primary cause of limb amputation in the study population?

A. Cancer
B. Neurologic injury
C. Motor vehicle accident
D. Infection
E. Congenital deformity

Answer: Motor vehicle accident

Explanation: 38 out of 39 amputations were due to vehicular trauma:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
In Filho 2024 et al., what was the effect of hindlimb amputation level on contralateral limb load distribution?

A. Higher in low amputation
B. Higher in high amputation
C. No difference
D. Equal in all groups
E. Higher in forelimbs

Answer: Higher in high amputation

Explanation: Hindlimb high amputation caused significantly more overload on the contralateral hindlimb (p = 0.01):contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
In Filho 2024 et al., what did %BW distribution analysis reveal in dogs with forelimb amputations?

A. Contralateral hindlimb carried most weight
B. Higher load on diagonal limb
C. No difference between high and low amputation
D. High amputation carried more load
E. Higher overload in ipsilateral forelimb

Answer: No difference between high and low amputation

Explanation: %BW distribution between high and low forelimb amputees was not statistically different:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

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