Publications by authors named "M G Conzemius"
Case Series Summary: Three cats (five stifles) were diagnosed with varying degrees of pelvic limb lameness secondary to medial patellar luxations (MPLs). Lameness did not resolve with medical management in any cat before referral for orthopedic evaluation. All cats underwent semi-cylindrical recession trochleoplasty (SCRT), medial fascial release and lateral imbrication for surgical repair of MPLs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore relationships between 9-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) output and activities of varying intensity in dogs of various sizes.
Animals: 20 healthy, agility course-trained dogs of various ages and sizes.
Procedures: Height, weight, body condition score, age, length from IMU to the ischium, and height of IMU to the floor were recorded.
Objective: To assess the 6-month outcome and survival of enhanced polyethylene terephthalate (PET) implants as a replacement for the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) in dogs with spontaneous CCL disease (CCLD).
Study Design: Pilot, prospective case series.
Animals: Ten client-owned large breed dogs with unilateral spontaneous CCLD.
The beneficial role of companion animals in translational pain research.
Front Pain Res (Lausanne)
September 2022
The use of spontaneous painful disease in companion pet animals has been highlighted as one of the changes that could be made to help improve translation of basic science to new therapeutics, acting as a bridge between preclinical and clinical studies, with the goal of accelerating the approval of new therapeutics. This review focuses on the utility of companion pet dogs for translational research by reviewing what outcome measures can be measured, and importantly, the relevance of these outcome measures to human translational research. It also details the practical considerations involved in incorporating companion dogs into human therapeutic development.
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- The center of mass (CoM) is the point in a dog's body where mass is evenly distributed, significantly influencing balance and movement, yet this concept is not well-explored in canine studies.
- This study aimed to assess the CoM variance in different breeds of client-owned dogs and examine how it relates to their physical dimensions and data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) placed on a neck collar.
- Findings showed that the average CoM could be calculated in three planes (transverse, sagittal, and dorsal) and indicated that dog length is crucial for understanding the relationship between the CoM and other measurable variables, suggesting that normalization methods based on CoM might improve data consistency in future dog studies.