Doing so can lead to skeletal and joint problems such as osteochondrosis dessicans and other skeletal issues that could require surgery. (dogfoodinsider.com)
These abnormalities typically develop between four and eight months of age and include osteochondritis dessicans (OCD) of the medial humeral condyle, ununited anconeal process (UAP), joint incongruency, and fragmentation of the medial coronoid process (FCP). (ucah.ca)
After the inflammation or «itis» is gone, the condition is called osteochrondrosis dessicans. (healthypets.mercola.com)