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Table 3 Peak vertical force (PVF) [% body weight (BW)] and vertical impulse VI (%BW*sec) for the affected and the unaffected hindlimb of cats with previous CCL injury

From: Do cats with a cranial cruciate ligament injury and osteoarthritis demonstrate a different gait pattern and behaviour compared to sound cats?

Variable

Affected hindlimb n = 10 (mean ± SD)

Unaffected hindlimb n = 10 (mean ± SD)

P value

Peak vertical force (%BW)

21.9 ± 2.4

23.1 ± 2.3

0.0024

Vertical impulse (%BW*sec)

7.6 ± 1.5

8.8 ± 1.7

0.0009

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD)