Sentences with phrase «abnormal joint laxity»

Puppies as early as 10 weeks old can be diagnosed with abnormal joint laxity accurately (see Diagnostics) and treated surgically by the procedure, Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS).

Hip dysplasia (HD) is abnormal joint laxity (looseness) of the hip joint.

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Abnormal hip joint laxity (looseness between the ball and socket portion of the joint) is the initiating factor that results in hip dysplasia.

This abnormal forward movement of the tibia (lower leg bone) in front of the femur (thigh bone) indicates laxity in the knee joint.

Hip dysplasia is the abnormal development of the hip joint characterized by excessive hip laxity that leads to osteoarthritis.

Hip dysplasia is painful in young dogs because abnormal wear of joint cartilage exposes pain fibers in underlying bone and laxity causes stretching of surrounding soft tissues.

Canine hip dysplasia is a genetic, progressive disease associated with abnormal joint structure, causing laxity of the muscles, connective tissue, and ligaments that normally support the hip joint and keep it in place.

This technique involves removing the femoral portion of the hip joint (i.e., the ball) to reduce the pain produced by abnormal hip joint contact that wears away the joint cartilage, and the stretching of the soft tissues around the joint due to laxity (Figure 5).

The resulting mechanical looseness of the joint (hip laxity or subluxation) causes abnormal wear on the cartilage that line the femoral head.

There is abnormal looseness (laxity) in the joint when it is moved in certain ways.