Department of Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 9090 Bento Gonçalves Street, 91540-000, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia.
J Small Anim Pract. 2023 Oct;64(10):619-625. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13645. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
To quantify the physical activity levels in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture before and after lateral fabellar suture stabilisation surgery.
Seventeen dogs (mean weight, 12.3±5.1 kg) with unilateral cranial cruciate ligament rupture were fitted with an accelerometer for seven consecutive days at four different time points: before surgery (T0), one (T1), three (T3) and six (T6) months after surgery. The total activity and times spent in sedentary activity, light to moderate activity and vigorous activity were recorded by the accelerometer, and preoperative and postoperative data were compared. At all time points, dogs underwent clinical evaluations (lameness score, stifle pain score and thigh circumference) and their owners were asked to respond to questionnaires to subjectively score the physical activity and quality of life of the dogs.
At the four time points, the dogs spent between 21.2 and 21.4 hours on sedentary behaviour, 2.3 and 2.5 hours performing light to moderate activity, and 13 to 15 minutes performing vigorous activity. There was no increase in physical activity variables or decrease in sedentary behaviour over time. Lameness scores, pain score and dogs' quality of life improved significantly during the postoperative period. At T6, 17 (100%) of 17 dogs presented no lameness, 16 (94%) of 17 dogs presented no stifle pain, 16 (94%) of 17 owners rated the quality of life as very good and excellent, and 16 (100%) of 16 owners reported a total return to normal activity levels.
The clinical recovery after extracapsular stabilisation of the stifle joint was not associated with a spontaneous increase in physical activity or a decrease in sedentary behaviour.
定量测量前十字韧带断裂犬外侧髌旁缝合稳定术后的体力活动水平。
17 只（平均体重 12.3±5.1kg）单侧前十字韧带断裂犬在四个不同时间点（术前[T0]、术后 1 天[T1]、3 个月[T3]和 6 个月[T6]）佩戴加速度计连续 7 天。加速度计记录总活动量和久坐、低强度至中等强度活动和剧烈活动的时间，比较术前和术后数据。在所有时间点，犬均接受临床评估（跛行评分、膝关节疼痛评分和大腿围），其主人回答问卷，主观评估犬的体力活动和生活质量。
在四个时间点，犬的久坐行为时间为 21.2 至 21.4 小时，低强度至中等强度活动时间为 2.3 至 2.5 小时，剧烈活动时间为 13 至 15 分钟。体力活动变量无随时间增加，久坐行为无随时间减少。术后跛行评分、疼痛评分和犬的生活质量显著改善。术后 6 个月，17 只（100%）犬无跛行，17 只（100%）犬无膝关节疼痛，17 名犬主人中有 16 名（94%）认为生活质量非常好和极好，16 名（100%）犬主人报告犬的活动水平完全恢复正常。
膝关节囊外稳定术后的临床康复与体力活动的自发增加或久坐行为的减少无关。
