Gait scoring in dogs with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries when walking on a treadmill

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 4 Scores for paraparetic dogs (values are the mean from all three observers)

Dog	Stepping score	Coordination score	OFS
1	5.33	0	3
2	0	0	0
3	22	18.1	4
4	0	0	0
5	37.33	17.97	5.33
6	18.33	11.2	4
7	16	0	5
8	45.67	33.61	5
9	44.33	24.73	5
10	43.67	28.37	5
11	89.24	57.53	9
12	66.07	5.5	9
13	97.73	89.83	13
14	80.93	40.43	11
15	46.75	47.9	7.33
16	69.1	29.47	8
17	101.33	59.13	10.33
18	99	85.9	12.33

Dogs 1-10 were non-ambulatory and their treadmill scores were generated with tail support. Dogs 5 and 6 had acute traumatic injuries, while the rest of the dogs had acute intervertebral disc herniations. OFS: open field score [12].

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