Table 3 Physiotherapeutic evaluation methods in rank order and the sensitivity of each method
From: Ranking of physiotherapeutic evaluation methods as outcome measures of stifle functionality in dogs
Ranking order | Test | Orthopaedic examination | Conclusive assessment | Stifle radiographs | Stifle/hip radiographs | PVF | IMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8. Evaluation of atrophy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
80.50% | 81.60% | 82.10% | 82.10% | 80.00% | 87.50% | ||
2 | 3. Sitting positon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
70.00% | 67.60% | 68.40% | 68.40% | 68.40% | 56.30% | ||
3. | 10. qmSWB | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
39.00% | 38.50% | 40.00% | 40.00% | 40.00% | 50.00% | ||
4 | 11. Stifle flexion | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
43.90% | 43.60% | 42.50% | 42.50% | 50.00% | 43.80% | ||
5 | 5. Lying position | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
47.50% | 51.40% | 47.40% | 47.40% | 47.40% | 43.80% | ||
6 | 4. Thrust from sitting | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
65.00% | 64.90% | 68.40% | 68.40% | 63.20% | 62.50% | ||
7 | 12. Stifle extension | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 |
63.40% | 64.10% | 62.50% | 62.50% | 65.00% | 68.80% | ||
8 | 9. meSWB | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
65.80% | 65.70% | 66.70% | 66.70% | 64.70% | 85.70% | ||
9 | 6. Thrust from lying | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
62.50% | 62.20% | 60.50% | 60.50% | 57.90% | 62.50% | ||
10 | 7. Stairs | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
41.70% | 41.70% | 41.70% | 41.70% | 52.60% | 50.00% | ||
11 | 2. Diagonal movement | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
30.20% | 27.50% | 29.30% | 29.30% | 15.00% | 23.50% | ||
13 | 14. Tarsus extension | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
36.60% | 35.90% | 35.00% | 35.00% | 40.00% | 37.50% | ||
12 | 13. Tarsus flexion | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
43.90% | 43.60% | 42.50% | 42.50% | 50.00% | 43.80% | ||
14 | 1. Visual evaluation of lameness | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
50.00% | 48.70% | 51.30% | 51.30% | 52.60% | 56.30% |