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Physical exams score for motility and postural features from dystrophic dogs |
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| Scores |
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| CRITERIA |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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| 1. Posture symmetry |
Symmetric animal |
Slight asymmetry: discreet lordosis |
High asymmetry: lordosis posture and tail elevation |
| 2. Increase of tarsal normal angle (plantigrady) |
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| Absent |
modest |
severe (walk on tarsus) |
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| 3. Increase of carpal normal angle (palmigrady) |
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| Absent |
modest |
severe (walk on carpus) |
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| 4. Stifle stiffness while moving |
normal stifle motility |
slight stifle stiffness |
severe stifle stiffness associated with short strides |
| 5. Pelvic balance |
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| Normal |
reduced |
absent |
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| 6. Postural tone (muscle palpation and inspection) |
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| normal tone |
hypotonic |
flaccid |
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| 7. Contractures |
Absent |
decrease in passive range of motion |
contractures limiting passive range of motion |
| 8. Hopping |
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| Normal |
reduced |
inability to achieve postural reaction |
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| 9. Standing up |
Normal |
ability reduced (perform task slowly/slower) |
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| inability to stand up alone |
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| 10. Barrier crossing |
normal |
reduced |
inability to jump |
| 11. Food prehension |
Eat normal dry food |
changed for wet food |
laborious swallowing |
| 12. Locomotion apparatus structure |
strong |
losing structures components as muscle mass and bone fragilities |
weak and thin |
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| Total score = 24 |
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Kerkis et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2008 6:35 doi:10.1186/1479-5876-6-35 |
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