Incidence of Coxofemoral Joint Affections in Dogs - A Clinical Study of 575 patients
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Date
2012
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INTAS Polivet
Abstract
Coxofemoral joint affections were recorded in 575 dogs of different breed, age and sex during the period from 2007 to 2010. Amongst that, hip dysplasia accounted for 54%, osteoarthritis 28% and fracture luxation 18%. The incidence of hip dysplacia in susceptible breeds less than one year of age was 64% and majority of them were in the
age group of 4 to 8 months (71%). Labrador retriever was found to be the most prone breed (43%) for hip dysplasia. While osteoarthritis was highest in German shepherd dogs (30%) with highest incidence in more above four years old dogs (82%). Fracture luxation was found to be common in less than one year of age dogs (51%) and Labrador
retriever (23%) was the most affected breed. The age wise distribution of coxofemoral joint affection was 45% in less than 1 year old dogs because of the active period of growth, 19% in 1 to 4 year of adult dogs and 36% in more than 4 year old dogs. Among sex both the populations were equally affected.
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Coxofemoral joint affection, Hip dysplasia, Hip fracture luxation, Osteoarthritis