Elbow compression angle
Elbow compression angle
- Acronym: ECA
Definition
The elbow compression angle is a landmark used to assess elbow disease, and in particular, elbow dysplasia in dogs. it is determined, in the frontal plane, from a cranio-caudal radiograph or a multipanar reconstruction of the humerus.
The elbow compression angle is the angle of intersection, if present, between the distal humeral joint orientation line and the proximal radial joint orientation line.
The elbow compression angle equals 0.6 +/- 0.7° and 1.9 +/- 1.0 ° in recumbent and standing Labrador Retrievers respectively.
References
Goodrich et al. Thoracic Limb Alignment in Healthy Labrador Retrievers: Evaluation of Standing Versus Recumbent Frontal Plane Radiography. Veterinary Surgery 43 (2014) 791–803. DOI:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12140.x
