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. 2016 Apr;57(4):407–414.

Table 1.

Presenting complaints, historic and diagnostic findings for all dogs

Presenting complaint Incidence Historic findings Incidence Diagnostic findings Incidence
Deteriorated mood 4/47 (9%) Single leg lameness 12/47 (26%) CrCL 6/47 (13%)
Deteriorated attitude 14/47 (30%) Urinary incontinence 5/47 (11%) Elbow DJD 17/47 (36%)
Reduced playing 15/47 (32%) Prior paresis 6/47 (13%) Carpal DJD 10/47 (21%)
Difficulty walking 25/47 (53%) Shoulder muscle pain 35/47 (74%)
Painful vocalizations 17/47 (36%) Anticlinal pain 37/47 (79%)
Difficulty trotting 39/47 (83%) Iliopsoas pain 18/47 (38%)
Difficulty jumping 43/47 (91%) Shifted/Fixed Pelvis 34/47 (72%)
Difficulty upstairs 35/46 (76%) HL CP deficits 9/47 (19%)
Difficulty downstairs 25/46 (54%)
Difficulty rising 29/47 (62%)
Stiffness after rest 37/47 (79%)
Stiffness after exercise 37/47 (79%)

Prior paresis — a clinical history of hind-limb paresis that left the patient recumbent for 3 or more consecutive days; CrCL — cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency (either unilateral or bilateral); DJD — degenerative joint disease diagnosed by the presence of palpable exostoses, reduced range of motion, and pain at end range of motion; Shifted/Fixed Pelvis — asymetric position of ilial wings coupled with reduced sacro-iliac or lumbosacral joint mobility on palpation; HL CP — hind limb conscious proprioceptive deficits.