1. The Finnish Canine Stifle Index: responsiveness to change and intertester reliability
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Anna Boström, Anna Hielm-Björkman, Anu K. Lappalainen, Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori, Jouni Junnila, Kirsti Lind, Heli K. Hyytiäinen, Mikael Morelius, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki One Health (HOH), Outi Vapaavuori / Principal Investigator, Softis - pehmytkudossairaudet, Petbone – ortopedia, fysioterapia, kivunlievitys, FaunaFysio, and Research Centre for Animal Welfare
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Male ,assessment ,medicine.medical_treatment ,413 Veterinary science ,0403 veterinary science ,0302 clinical medicine ,Dog Diseases ,Longitudinal Studies ,Prospective Studies ,BATTERY ,Finland ,Reliability (statistics) ,Rehabilitation ,LABRADOR RETRIEVERS ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,Musculoskeletal disease ,Stifle ,DOGS ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,INTERRATER RELIABILITY ,Lameness ,LIMB FUNCTION ,Female ,KNEE ,Joint Diseases ,Paper ,REHABILITATION ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lameness ,040301 veterinary sciences ,Cruciate ligament ,03 medical and health sciences ,medicine ,Animals ,Physical Examination ,physiotherapy ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,HIP ,General Veterinary ,business.industry ,Reproducibility of Results ,SEVERITY ,Case-Control Studies ,Orthopedic surgery ,cruciate ligament ,Physical therapy ,business ,orthopaedics - Abstract
Background The responsiveness and the intertester reliability of the Finnish Canine Stifle Index (FCSI) were tested, and a cut-off between compromised and severely compromised performance level was set. Methods Three groups of dogs were used, 29 with any stifle dysfunction (STIF), 17 with other musculoskeletal disease except stifle (OTHER) and 11 controls (CTRL). All dogs were tested with the FCSI by the same physiotherapist at three occasions, at baseline, at six weeks and 10 weeks, and once also by another physiotherapist. Results Dogs in the STIF group demonstrated significantly higher (P
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- 2020