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Table 1 Peak vertical force (PVF) and vertical impulse (VI) for total of the limbs (mean ± SD)

From: Evaluation of vertical forces in the pads of Pitbulls with cranial cruciate ligament rupture

Control group

Forelimb

Hind limb

Right

Left

Right

Left

PVF

54.6 ± 6.7a

55.2 ± 6.0a

34.2 ± 5.7b

33.4 ± 5.3b

VI

23.4 ± 2.9a

24.5 ± 3.3a

13.0 ± 1.6b

13.0 ± 1.4b

CCLR group

Ipsilateral

Contralateral

Affected

Contralateral

PVF

60.5 ± 6.1c

58.8 ± 6.7c

23.6 ± 7.4d

39.3 ± 6.0e

VI

25.7 ± 1.9a

27.0 ± 2.5c

7.7 ± 1.2d

16.8 ± 1.6e

  1. PVF = peak vertical force; VI = vertical impulse. Groups with different letters in the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05). Mean values expressed as % of body weight.