Conservative versus arthroscopic management for medial coronoid process disease in dogs: a prospective gait evaluation.

Objective: To investigate, using objective gait analysis, the long-term outcome of dogs with medial coronoid process disease (MCPD) treated with conservative management (CM) versus arthroscopic treatment (AT).

Study Design: Prospective clinical trial.

Animals: Dogs (n = 20) with unilaterally confirmed MCPD.

Symmetry of hind limb mechanics in orthopedically normal trotting Labrador Retrievers.

Objective: To evaluate symmetry of the hind limbs in orthopedically normal trotting dogs. Animals-19 orthopedically normal Labrador Retrievers with no history of lameness.

Procedures: Retroreflective markers were applied to the hind limb joints, and a 4-camera kinematic system captured positional data at 200 Hz in tandem with force platform data collection while the dogs trotted.