Sentences with phrase «bilateral luxation»

Sudden bilateral luxation may render an older Cavalier unable to stand and so simulate neurological disease.

On average, about 50 % (range, 41 % to 83 %) of dogs diagnosed with MPL have bilateral luxations.14, 15 In 2 studies of cats, the occurrence of bilateral PL was 38 % in one3 and 81 % in the other.2 Concurrent CCL disease in patients diagnosed with PL has been discussed and studied; rates range from 4 % to 41 %.12, 16 The predominant theory behind this occurrence is that CCL ruptures or tears (commonly abbreviated as CCLRs) may result from chronic PL because of malalignment of the extensor mechanism of the stifle and internal rotation of the proximal tibia.

Not exact matches

The luxation could be bilateral or unilateral (showing up in either the right or left leg or both).

One study found that dogs with bilateral MPL had a higher grade of luxation in the stifle that had the concomitant CCL rupture and that «dogs with grade IV MPL were significantly more likely to have concomitant CCLR than were dogs with all other grades of luxation.»

Luxation may be unilateral or bilateral.

Early diagnosis of bilateral disease in the absence of trauma and breed predisposition supports the concept that patellar luxation results from a congenital or developmental misalignment of the entire extensor mechanism.

Clinical Signs: Lameness that is often intermittent, and may be unilateral or bilateral; thick, swollen stifles; pain on range - of - motion; crepitus; palpable luxation; inability to jump or walk normally; medial displacement of quadriceps muscle group; lateral bowing of the distal third of the femur.

His doctor's noted a bilateral shoulder luxation, that was not evident on previous x-rays, which may require additional surgeries to repair.