20.500.12556/RUL-184546 Examining the use and weight transfer of four custom-made partial hindlimb exoprostheses for a dog 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. amputation dogs force plate limb exoprosthesis amputacija psi merilna plošča za merjenje sil zunanja proteza okončine true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-07-10 04:10:24 2026-07-10 13:22:32 2026-07-11 04:13:44 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 8 str. iss. 2, art. e70039 Vol. 13 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.7:616-089:612.76:685.382 2052-6113 10.1002/vro2.70039 284185091 Veterinary_Record_Open_-_2026_-_Mursec_-_Examining_the_use_and_weight_transfer_of_four_custom‐made_partial_hindlimb_(1).pdf Veterinary_Record_Open_-_2026_-_Mursec_-_Examining_the_use_and_weight_transfer_of_four_custom‐made_partial_hindlimb_(1).pdf 1 D7EACD0AEA20527CCE960E7C0318F1BE acd381ff94e4b861443f166ba331dc20670a9ee9e0ed0894a6a1ed8806606d2c 0ff273e9-7c51-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=237521 https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vro2.70039 1 67dc23d3-7c04-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=237437 Zdravstvena fakulteta Veterinarska fakulteta 0 0 0