Assessment of the age, weight, and interobserver agreement on pelvic limb reflexes in healthy dogs in Selangor.

Chuah, Tiong Wan (2022) Assessment of the age, weight, and interobserver agreement on pelvic limb reflexes in healthy dogs in Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Pelvic limb reflexes examinations such as patellar, sciatic, gastrocnemius, and withdrawal reflexes are used to determine the influence of age and weight on grading reflexes. Currently, it is still debatable whether age and weight influence reflexes and which reflexes are more reliable. This study aims to identify factors that influence reflexes to give practitioners a clearer picture of neurological examinations. The reflexes of 25 male and 5 female healthy dogs of distinct breeds with a median age of 6 (1-14) years and a median weight of 19.76 (3.3 -41.23) kg were examined by two students under the supervision of experienced vets. The examination was videotaped and evaluated by four observers with different levels of expertise. The dogs’ reflexes were evaluated based on different age and weight groups. For the age group, the dogs (n=30) were divided into two subgroups, which were < 7 years (n=12) and ≥7 years (n=18). For the weight group, the same group of dogs was assigned into two subgroups which were < 15 kg (n=10) and ≥15 kg (n=20). Both hindlimbs were assessed in each group. Spearman rank correlation shown that age has no influence on pelvic limb reflexes while weight has no correlation with pelvic limb reflexes but sciatic reflex. Fleiss Kappa coefficient (k)was calculated for interobserver agreement on four reflexes. k value (0.422) was the highest (moderate) for withdrawal reflexes. Sciatic reflex showed the second highest (fair) with a k value of (0.294) followed by patellar reflex (0.146). The gastrocnemius reflex had the lowest interobserver agreement (poor) with a k value of (-0.011).

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2024 03:11
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2024 03:11
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1921

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