Canine elbow dysplasia and primary lesions in German shepherd dogs in France.
J Small Anim Pract
; 45(5): 244-8, 2004 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15163051
ABSTRACT
Five hundred and twenty German shepherd dogs were screened for elbow dysplasia. The following primary lesions were analysed joint incongruity (JI), fragmented medial coronoid process (FCP), osteochondrosis or osteochondritis of the medial humeral condyle and ununited anconeal process (UAP). Three radiographic views were used for each joint to achieve a definitive diagnosis. The prevalence of elbow dysplasia was 19.4 per cent. The most frequent lesion was JI (16.3 per cent), followed by FCP (11.3 per cent). UAP was diagnosed rarely (1.1 per cent). Combinations of lesions were very frequent (42.2 per cent of the dysplastic elbows). Although these results may be biased due to prescreening of dogs with UAP, it should be highlighted that JI and FCP occur frequently in German shepherd dogs and are probably the most common primary lesions of elbow dysplasia, although they have been under-reported until now.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dog Diseases
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Forelimb
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Joint Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Small Anim Pract
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France