This removes the whole femoral head and the dog creates
a false hip joint.
Ultimately, the goal of the FHO surgery is to create
a false hip joint which will be more comfortable and yield better mobility than the diseased joint the patient had before.
Incredibly, the hip would form scar tissue and form a sort of
false hip joint.
Soft tissues support
the false hip joint.
Not exact matches
With the removal of the femoral head this
hip joint develops a
false fibrous
joint over time.
Second, with the removal of the painful femoral head and neck, the body forms a «
false joint» consisting of a cushion of scar tissue between the cut edge and the
hip socket.
This does not mean the surgery has failed, but is due to the fact that your dog is no longer working with a correctly formed
joint, but rather with a
false joint and a slightly shortened leg, and so the dynamics of the
hip have completely changed.
The fibrous
false joint that will replace the
hip joint will heal with a greater range of motion.
Removal of the portion of the femur that articulates with the
hip joint then causes formation of a
false fibrous
joint.
The damaged part of the bone should be removed, After this procedure is done, the ligaments which are across the dog's
hip joint will strengthen enough so that they create a
false joint.
Dogs with
hip dysplasia, hygroma (a
false bursa that occurs over boney areas and pressure points) arthritis, allergies, swollen
joints and even dry, flaky skin can benefit from regular massage.
Following an FHO, a «
false joint» develops with the muscles around the
hip now transferring the forces from the leg to the pelvis during limb movement.