Prasad, A. ArunShafiuzama, Mohd.Ayyappan, S.Sureshkumar, R.Jayaprakash, R.TANUVAS2016-06-242016-06-242012http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67983Coxofemoral 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.enCoxofemoral joint affectionHip dysplasiaHip fracture luxationOsteoarthritisArticle