Abstract
Hip dysplasia in dogs is a developmental disorder of the joint in which the two articular surfaces do not conform to each other in shape, leading to increased weakness and mobility of the joint (femoral head protrudes from the acetabulum), which further leads to osteoarthritis and destruction of the joint. There are various screening programs that use radiographic evaluation of the extended ventrodorsal projection of the femur for breeding selection. The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge of morphologic changes in hip dysplasia such as anatomic structure of the acetabulum (considering its size, depth and shape), anatomic structure of the femoral head (considering its shape and size), congruence and measure the degree of (subluxation) mobility between the articular surfaces
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