This produces a moderate degree of angulation
in the hock joint, when viewed from the side.
This may be due to laxity of the ligaments
in the hock joint.
Not exact matches
The PET / CT revealed that the main cause of pain
in Bella's
hock was osteoarthritis of the talocalcaneal
joint, rather than the degenerative changes
in her distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal
joints identified with radiographs and MRI.
These are thought to relate too little angulation
in the hip,
hock, and stifle
joints.
Seventy four percent of the cases of OCD occur
in the shoulder
joint, 11 %
in the elbow, and 4 %
in the
hock.
The bones
in the tail should feel straight and should reach to the
hock joint or below.
Hind legs long and muscular from hip to
hock; short and perpendicular from
hock to ground; well angulated at stifle and
hock joints, which, like the elbows, incline neither
in nor out.
The
hocks are short to the feet, turning neither
in nor out, with a well defined
hock joint.
The
hock joints are somewhat rounded, not small and sharp
in contour.
One very experienced colleague
in the conformation ring used to check the
hocks of his favorite breed by grasping them (from behind) at the
joints in such a way that the dog would not lift one leg to put the weight on the other.
Sometimes a lateral radiograph with the
hock joint in as much flexion as possible is useful.
When covering the foot with a sock, the sock should be tied lightly above the
hock joint (back leg) or elbow (front leg) to keep it
in place, otherwise it may slip off.
Joint swelling, especially the ankles (
hocks) commonly accompanies the fever and, if that were not bad enough, the condition is associated with a malignant protein deposition (amyloidosis)
in the kidneys that commonly leads to kidney failure.
OCD — Osteochondrosis Dissecans is a painful cartilage defect that occurs
in large breed puppies and commonly involves the shoulder
joint, but can also effect the elbows, knees or ankles (
hocks).
Hyperextension of the
hock joints is sometimes seen
in these straight - legged dogs and is evidenced
in standing and walking.
Cats with degenerative
joint disease most commonly have pain
in their lower back, elbows, knees, hips, shoulders, and
hocks (the equivalent of our ankles).
Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease that may affect any
joint but is commonly found
in a pet's hip, elbow, shoulder, stifle (knee), carpus (wrist),
hock (ankle) or intervertebral
joints (
in the spine).
In this condition, known as polyarthritis, dogs present with lameness in many different joints but typically the wrist, hock, knee and elbo
In this condition, known as polyarthritis, dogs present with lameness
in many different joints but typically the wrist, hock, knee and elbo
in many different
joints but typically the wrist,
hock, knee and elbow.
She was diagnosed with
joint problems
in both
hocks, her back and a bad knee at the right leg!
This doesn't appear to cause the dog any problem, but may result
in early degenerative
joint disease
in the
hocks or
in reduced exercise tolerance.
The
hock joints are strong, well let down and do not slip or hyper - extend while
in motion or when standing.
It can occur
in the shoulder,
hock, knee or elbow
joint.
In patients with polyarthritis, the facet joints of the vertebral column may be affected and / or the pressure placed on the back may cause discomfort in the hock or stifle joint
In patients with polyarthritis, the facet
joints of the vertebral column may be affected and / or the pressure placed on the back may cause discomfort
in the hock or stifle joint
in the
hock or stifle
joints.