The canine pelvis occupies a particularly influential position within the body. It provides a connection between the axial skeleton and the hindlimbs, contributes to the transmission of force and offers attachment to muscles involved in locomotion, posture and continence. It must support stability while participating in the continual adaptations that allow the dog to walk,…
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Assessing the Canine Spine: From Segmental Findings to Functional Meaning
The canine spine is sometimes approached as though it were a series of separate regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar and lumbosacral. These divisions are anatomically useful, but the living spine does not experience movement in such neatly defined sections. As the dog walks, turns, lowers its head or transfers weight between limbs, movement is distributed throughout…
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