The researchers focused on joint disorders and cancers because neutering or spaying removes the testes or ovaries and disrupts production of hormones that play important roles in body processes like bone growth plate closure. (healthypets.mercola.com)
Because neutering interrupts production of certain hormones that may have key roles in closure of bone growth plates, the study of joint disorders was of particular interest. (acupetvetcare.com)
This is when the dog develops early fusing of the long bones growth plates or the cartilage is deformed. (second-opinion-doc.com)