OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of stifle angle on the magnitude of the radiographic tibial plateau angle (TPA) in normal and @entity69821 -deficient stifles. METHODS: Three pairs of @entity235 cadaver hindlimbs from three skeletally mature @entity235 were positioned in a custom-made positioning device. A lateral radiograph of each specimen was obtained before and after transection of the @entity69821 at four stifle angles (90  , 110  , 135   and 140-150   [i.e. maximum extension]), based on goniometric measurements. Four observers determined the radiographic TPA twice for each radiograph with a minimum of two days between each measurement. The radiographic TPA measurements in all specimens at different stifle angles with intact @entity69821 and transected @entity69821 were compared with mixed-model ANOVA. The effect of stifle angle, @entity69821 transection, and interaction between the two on observer TPA measurement variability was also determined using the coefficient of variation. RESULTS: Tibial plateau angle was not statistically different in the stifle angles for either the intact or transected @entity69821 . There was also no statistical difference for TPA between intact and transected @entity69821 groups at each of the stifle angles. Stifle angle, @entity69821 transection and interaction between the two did not have any significant effect for intra-observer and inter-observer variation. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The angle of the stifle during radiography does not influence the magnitude of the TPA measurement as determined on true lateral radiographs of the stifle and tibia in cadaveric @entity235 limbs.

Effect of stifle angle on the magnitude of the tibial plateau angle measurement in XXXX with intact and transected cranial cruciate ligament. A cadaveric study.

@entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['dogs', 'canine'] @entity69821 :: ('403708(Tax:9615)', 'Gene') :: ['CCL', 'cranial cruciate ligament (CCL)']
@entity235 :: (9615,Species) :: ['dogs']
