2012 Volume 65 Issue 6 Pages 445-448
In this study, we conducted a morphological analysis of 61 dachshunds, comprising 38 Normal and 23 Pes Varus dachshunds. In the analysis, we used the mechanical Caudal Proximal Tibial Angle (mCaPTA), mechanical Cranial Distal Tibial Angle (mCrDTA), mechanical Medial Proximal Tibial Angle (mMPTA), and mechanical Medial Distal Tibial Angle (mMDTA). The mMDTA and mCrDTA differed significantly between Normal and Pes Varus dachshunds. In Pes Varus dachshunds, varus and anteflexion deformity of the tibial were noted. And in a scatter plot of mMDTA, Normal and Pes Varus dachshunds were divided into two groups by mMDTA86 °. This suggests that mMDTA may be useful as an objective index in differentiating between normal dachshunds and those with pes varus.
