Sentences with phrase «joint laxity as»

These authors questioned the meaning of joint laxity as demonstrated by force.

Hip joint laxity as measured by the DI is strongly correlated with the future development of osteoarthritis.

Not exact matches

When the knee is stressed as for grade 1 symptoms, there is pain and some laxity in the joint, although there is a definite end point indicating the ligament is still intact.

These benefits are especially important for the prenatal population, as certain anatomical changes of pregnancy (e.g., change in center of gravity, joint laxity, etc.) are known to precipitate negative effects on the pregnant body.

Yes, there is such a thing as ligament laxity, where the ligaments can't support a joint properly.

Physical rehabilitation therapy can also benefit animals as a preconditioning for surgery, as a preventive to help protect and minimize laxity in joints, or for conditioning for athletic events or work.

This program, called PennHIP (University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program), measures hip joint laxity and can accurately predict the onset of degenerative joint disease in dogs as young as 16 weeks of age.

An orthopedic exam, where laxity in the joint may be able to be appreciated, and radiographs of your dogs hind legs will help to make a diagnosis, as well as a plan of action for treatment.

As with any joint problem, the body's response is an attempt to stabilize laxity if it is present.

But laxity (looseness) in the joint, especially as estimated early in the dog's life, was not as directly proportional or parallel to the eventual worsening of the disease and symptoms.

In 1966, Henricson, Norberg and Olsson refined the definition of CHD describing it as: «A varying degree of laxity of the hip joint permitting subluxation during early life, giving rise to varying degrees of shallow acetabulum and flattening of the femoral head, finally inevitably leading to osteoarthritis.»

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).

Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a condition that begins in dogs as they grow and results in instability or a loose fit (laxity) of the hip joint (Figure 1).

An x-ray must be taken and the hips can be palpated for joint laxity (see methods under Diagnostics) Immature dogs with lameness and early evidence of hip arthritis are not ideal candidates for DPO / TPO, nor are dogs with very severe hip laxity, as some puppies have no functional hip joint by 6 months of age.

The disorder can include several abnormalities of the hip joints, such as joint laxity, anatomical abnormalities, and a predisposition to arthritis.

In any case, these and other influences on diagnosis of hip joint laxity are avoided by using the newer and superior distraction positioning / radiographic technique as recommended at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary College.

Estrus is highly unlikely to affect the view of hip joint conformation or relative laxity, especially but not limited to «distraction» (stress) radiography such as is used by PennHIP.