Sentences with phrase «dysplasia refers»

The term Dysplasia refers to a joint that has abnormally developed and this can cause discomfort to your dog when walking and enjoying their normal activities.

The term elbow dysplasia refers to a degenerative disease of the elbow joint.

Hip dysplasia refers to a malformation of the hip joint.

The term elbow dysplasia refers to several conditions that affect the elbow joint, conditions that in many cases are different manifestations of a single disease process, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).

Not exact matches

This is also why hip dysplasia is often referred to as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Pathological changes in the cerebral cortex referred to as «focal cortical dysplasias» are present in approximately 25 percent of epilepsies limited to particular brain areas.

For most breeds, this means doing a blood profile, thyroid testing, brucellosis testing, hip xrays for hip dysplasia with the xrays being sent to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) for certification, and eye examination (commonly referred to as CERF «ing).

Fragmented Coronoid Process Small piece of bone broken off the ulna, often referred to as elbow dysplasia.

A disorder sometimes easily mistaken for hip dysplasia is Legg Calvé Perthes disease, perhaps more frequently referred to by the dog fancier as Legg Perthes.

This information may suggest progress is being made to decrease the frequency of hip dysplasia, but it may simply be that only radiographs from dogs thought to have normal hips are being submitted to the OFA, while those with dysplasia are being screened out by referring veterinarians.

I once referred a dog to an orthopedic specialist for evaluation of a lameness I thought was due to hip dysplasia.

Hip dysplasia occurs during a puppy's growing phase, usually a large breed puppy, and essentially refers to a poor fit of «ball and socket» nature of the hip.

Elbow Dysplasia that develops as a result of one or a combination of OCD, FCP, and Elbow incongruency is referred to as Medial Compartment Syndrome.

Please note that these comments refer only to Focal / Multi-focal reitnal dysplasia (retinal folds).

Breeding studies determined that these two disorders are non-allelic [89] and they were termed DRD1 (dwarfism with retinal dysplasia type 1, Labrador retriever) and DRD2 (Samoyed), respectively (these conditions have also previously been referred to as OSD1 and OSD2 for oculoskeletal dysplasia).

Before we get into the meat of the matter, let's review the OFA - type definitions of canine hip dysplasia, referred to here as HD.

Pomeranian breeders refer to it as «Black Skin Disease», malamute breeders as «Cold Funk» and Husky breeders as «Follicular Dysplasia».

Briefly, dogs were classified as having one of the 24 inherited disorders studied (hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma, mast cell tumor, osteosarcoma, aortic stenosis, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral valve dysplasia, patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, hyperadrenocorticism, hypoadrenocorticism, hypothyroidism, elbow joint dysplasia, hip joint dysplasia, IVDD, patellar luxation, ruptured anterior cranial cruciate ligament, atopy or allergic dermatitis, GDV, cataracts in dogs 6 years or younger, epilepsy, lens luxation, and portosystemic liver shunt) only if the record included definitive confirmation of the condition by the veterinary medical teaching hospital staff or the referring veterinarian.