DETERMINATION OF BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PATELLAR LIGAMENT IN DOGS (CANIS FAMILIARIS LINNAEUS, 1758)

Authors

  • Aline da Costa Constantino Graduanda de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
  • Marcelo Domingues de Faria Professor Doutor da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina - PE, Brasil
  • Nelson Cárdenas Olivier Professor Doutor da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina - PE, Brasil.
  • Joaquim Pereira Neto Professor Mestre da Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Juazeiro - BA, Brasil.
  • Ítalo Barbosa Lemos Lopes Graduando de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina - PE, Brasil.
  • Nayara Reis Cordeiro de Lira Graduanda de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina - PE, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab17222040

Keywords:

Animal Orthopedics

Abstract

The biomechanical study of articular ligaments generate subsidies for research of biomaterials or treatment techniques for replacement or repair of these structures on the occasion of rupture or degeneration. Therefore, We carried out a biomechanical traction assay of the patellar ligament in 53 dogs, totaling 106 patellar ligaments, determining maximum resistance in Newtons (N) and deformation in millimeters (mm). These data were correlated to body biometrics of the dogs used. The strength of the left and right patellar ligaments in the female group were 642.6N ±297.2N and 627.0N ±300.6N (p=0.028), respectively. Males presented higher values (p=0.035). The right patellar ligament had a maximum capacity of resistance of 850.8N ±299.9N, and the left one of 729.3N ±283.5N. Statistically, there is no significant correlation (r> 0.7) between the biometric parameters measured and the bodily strength or deformation of the patellar ligament. Despite no statistical significant correlation, data from the strength and deformation of the canine patellar ligament can support further research aimed at correcting ruptures of joint ligaments.
Keywords: knee; patellar ligament; resistance.

 

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Author Biography

Aline da Costa Constantino, Graduanda de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

Graduanda de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina - PE, Brasil.

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Published

2016-04-29

How to Cite

CONSTANTINO, A. da C.; DE FARIA, M. D.; OLIVIER, N. C.; NETO, J. P.; LOPES, Ítalo B. L.; DE LIRA, N. R. C. DETERMINATION OF BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PATELLAR LIGAMENT IN DOGS (CANIS FAMILIARIS LINNAEUS, 1758). Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 2, p. 260–266, 2016. DOI: 10.1590/cab17222040. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/22040. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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