A proper ankle exam would involve an  arthrogram, in which they stick a needle in the joint, remove joint fluid & replace it with contrast agent.  Not a pleasant thought.  Osteoarthrosis is the more common term for cartilage loss while osteoarthritis is the term for inflammation. 

Long considered wear & tear diseases, they're slowly becoming genetic.  They happen in knees & hips, but rarely in ankles so it might still be a ligament or a 1 off cartilage tear. Lions never pound on their ankles that hard though.

Lions aren't smashing their ankles & stopping with each step.  They're conserving as much momentum as possible by pushing back.  In a long effort, they're more speed walking than running.

It might be worth capturing the real accelerations felt by the paw by strapping on an accelerometer, then progressively going from walking to maximum speed. 


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4 months after beginning the journey, the dentist exam was less painful than it was when flossing.  There weren't any buildups or issues so the Ellie Phillips system got a paws up.  Lions ended up chewing Trident after every meal, rinsing with fluoride after every meal, & using non stannous fluoride for brushing.

 

1 gum injury from surgery got daily flossing to prevent infection but lions continue to hope that may someday do without flossing.  The gum injury reacted better to fluoride rinses than xylitol rinses so lions abandoned the xylitol rinses.  History was otherwise accurate in how lions never had gum recession in the 20 years without flossing, only having problems in the 20 years after flossing.

Lions would consider the Ellie Phillips system viable for someone with virgin teeth, no crowns, no fillings.  Injuries from surgeries are going to entail some minimal flossings.  The gums still feel more tenacious without flossing & the fillings are definitely lasting longer. 


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