Examining the use and weight transfer of four custom-made partial hindlimb exoprostheses for a dog

Muršec, Aljaž (avtor), Pavlović, Monika (avtor), Žel, Jurij (avtor), Erjavec, Vladimira (avtor)

Background: Limb exoprosthetics in veterinary medicine are less developed than in human medicine. This case study evaluates four custom-made hindlimb exoprostheses for a 6-year-old dog following metatarsal amputation due to a train accident. Methods: After wound healing, four exoprostheses—differing in measurement methods and materials—were tested over 4 weeks, each for 1 week. Assessment tools included force plate measurements, accelerometer-based activity tracking and owner feedback. Force plates evaluated load distribution across the exoprosthetic limb, healthy hindlimb and forelimbs. Results: The second exoprosthesis, made of polypropylene using a double-mould method, had the highest user acceptance and activity levels. The PitPat tracker recorded an average of 41.4 min of walking per day, with 6.97% of bodyweight transferred to the exoprosthesis. The third and fourth exoprostheses caused skin abrasions and were discontinued after 3 days. Conclusion: Well-designed exoprosthetics can improve limb use in dogs with par- tial amputation. Force plates, activity trackers and owner feedback are useful outcome measures for evaluating exoprosthesis performance and enhancing quality of life.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: amputation, dogs, force plate, limb exoprosthesis
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta ; VF - Veterinarska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 8 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 13, iss. 2, art. e70039
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-184546
• UDK: 636.7:616-089:612.76:685.382
• ISSN pri članku: 2052-6113
• DOI: 10.1002/vro2.70039
• COBISS.SI-ID: 284185091
• Datum objave v RUL: 10.07.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Veterinary record open
• Skrajšan naslov: Vet. rec. open
• Založnik: BMJ
• ISSN: 2052-6113
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523429145

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: amputacija, psi, merilna plošča za merjenje sil, zunanja proteza okončine

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P4-0053-2019
• Naslov: Endokrini, imunski in encimski odzivi pri zdravih in bolnih živalih