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Originally Posted by gemy  Phil does the study look at or researched activity levels prior to injury, weight, other osteo presenting conditions, and or other medical conditions, did it look at breed type at all? Age of dog at injury? Subsequent other legs ACL problem? |
Hi Gemy, if you private message me your email address, I'll email you a PDF copy of the article. But the short answer to your question is no. They divided dogs by breed size: large, medium, and small, but didn't look at individual breeds. Here is the first part of the Materials and Methods:
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The records of all dogs seen and evaluated during a 2-year period in a one-surgeon orthopaedic veterinary practice were reviewed retrospectively. Each dog was identified and was counted as one unit of observation regardless of the number of visits. No dogs were excluded from the general population in the clinic. Inclusion criteria for the ACL-injured group were a history of hind-limb lameness, a positive anterior drawer examination by the orthopaedic veterinarian, and an observed torn ACL at the time of surgery. Breed, gender, ovariohysterectomy status, and orchiectomy status were recorded for all dogs.