Gait parameters and functional performance following multi-factorial treatment among degenerative joint disease patients

Feline degenerative joint disease.

OBJECTIVE To critically review and collate published information on feline degenerative joint disease (DJD) and identify areas in which information is lacking. STUDY DESIGN Critical literature review. METHODS Literature search through Pub Med, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau Abstracts published in the English Language, or translated into English (January 1940-August 2008). RESULTS Althou...

Gait parameters following stroke: a practical assessment.

Mechanical methods of quantifying gait are more sensitive to change than is direct clinical inspection. To assess gait parameters and patterns of patients with stroke, and the temporal changes of these parameters, a foot-switch gait analyzer was used to test 49 ambulatory patients with stroke and 24 controls. Patients walked significantly slower than controls, with decreased cadence, increased ...

Laboratory diagnosis of degenerative joint disease.

Degenerative joint disease (DJD) is characterized by pain on use. X-rays show cartilage narrowing and osteophytes. Synovial effusions are non-inflammatory, i.e. clear wiht good viscosity and less than 2000 WBC per mm. 3 Cartilage fragments may be seen in the joint fluid. Important systemic diseases that can cause degenerative joint disease include ochronosis, hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidis...

The Biology of Degenerative Joint Disease

magnetic shutter, flash techniques, rotating shutters, the stroboscope and several high-speed techniques such as the Kerr Cell. Crawford and Jones explain how the measurement and calibration of the stimulus is accomplished by comparing it with a standard source using a thermopile, bolometer, photocell or other light sensitive device. They explore the knowledge of photometric and radiometric rel...

The biology of degenerative joint disease.