Table 1 Median (range) values for symmetry parameters in 10 dogs with induced swinging limb disturbance (mimicking fore- and hind limb lameness) at a mean ± standard deviation trotting speed of 1.9 ± 0.1 m/s

4.6 (− 5.6 to 11)

− 3.2 (− 19.2 to 22.8)

2.6 (− 12.5 to 18.4)

− 4.8 (− 10.8 to 6.3)

0.05 (− 10.1 to 19.8)

1.3 (− 4.7 to 3.1)

− 28.5 (− 61.2 to − 17.9)*

20.1 (− 4.4 to 47.5)*

− 5.1 (− 11.9 to 6.9)

2.6 (− 1.6 to 21.0)

1.0 (− 2.2 to 4.1)

− 1.5 (− 12.6 to 10.6)

2.9 (− 0.7 to 13.5)

0.7 (− 8.0 to 12.0)

0.4 (− 8.5 to 11.4)

2.7 (− 7.4 to 7.2)

− 0.5 (− 11.1 to 10.5)

3.8 (− 16.9 to 17.8)

− 10.9 (− 22.4 to 0.5)*

8.6 (− 3.0 to 30.0)*

4.4 (− 12.2 to 11.8)

− 35.0 (− 65.0 to − 26.6)*

27.3 (− 4.0 to 56.2)*

− 6.0 (− 22.3 to 9.4)

6.4 (− 9.1 to 37.0)

− 2.9 (− 9.8 to 4.2)

− 30.6 (1.2 to − 65.8)

16.8 (− 8.2 to 50.4)

1.0 (− 14.7 to 16.9)

4.3 (− 12.2 to 8.6)

4.4 (− 7.6 to 10)

− 2.0 (− 17.2 to 16.8)

8.7 (− 17.0 to 25.9)

− 9.8 (− 21.2 to 6.1)*

9.9 (− 8.5 to 27.9)*

1.9 (− 6.4 to 5.7)

5.3 (− 18.3 to 14.7)

− 0.8 (− 16.6 to 18.5)

− 8.6 (− 34.3 to 1.4)*

6.6 (− 2.9 to 44.5)*

0.2 (− 0.5 to 0.4)

− 0.8 (− 1.1 to − 0.6)*

0.6 (− 0.2 to 1.0)*

− 0.3 (− 0.6 to 0.4)

0.3 (− 0.4 to 0.8)

− 0.1 (− 0.3 to 0.2)

− 0.7 (− 1.1 to 0.1)*

0.5 (− 0.4 to 1.0)*

0.0 (− 0.5 to 0.6)

0.1 (− 0.3 to 0.5)

0.1 (− 0.2 to 0.4)

0.0 (− 0.5 to 0.4)

0.2 (− 0.4 to 0.7)

− 0.2 (− 0.5 to 0.2)*

0.3 (− 0.2 to 0.6)*

0.1 (− 0.2 to 0.1)

0.1 (− 0.6 to 0.4)

0.0 (− 0.4 to 0.5)

− 0.2 (− 0.6 to 0.0)*

0.2 (− 0.1 to 0.6)*

1.6 (− 8.6 to 19.9)

− 4.3 (− 27.6 to 8.2)

4.9 (− 21.4 to 24.5)

− 18.1 (− 36.7 to 5.4)*

15 (− 20.7 to 32.1)*

514 (426 to 568)

529 (477 to 586)

534 (446 to 565)

506 (434 to 562)

512 (446 to 551)