Sentences with phrase «of hip joint»

As well, she suffered a serious hip injury, which was later diagnosed as a torn labrum, chronic synovitis (inflammation of the lining of the hip joint), and early degeneration (loss of the cartilage covering the joint surfaces).

This condition is the result of the hip joint not developing properly, and it has many different stages.

Such schemes typically involve radiographic examination of the hip joint followed by an attempt to quantify the degree of disease which is exhibited at the time of observation.

The term hip dysplasia means poor development of the formation of the hip joint and describes a developmental disease in young dogs of many different breeds.

This condition, common in Pitbulls, involves abnormal growth of the hip joint, which can lead to pain and even lameness, usually in a dog's senior years.

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.

Severe arthritis or dislocation of the hip joint can be painful enough that surgical removal of the ball of the femur relieves the pain of bone - on - bone joints.

Hip dysplasia in dogs is essentially a deformity of the hip joint.

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.

The symptoms are stiffness or soreness after rest, reluctance to exercise, bunny - hopping or other abnormal gaits (e.g. legs moving together when running rather than swinging alternately), lameness, pain, reluctance to stand on rear legs, jump up, or climb stairs, subluxation or dislocation of the hip joint, or wasting away of the muscle mass in the hip area.

Hip Dysplasia is a malformation of the hip joint.

It is genetic and usually causes abnormal growth of the hip joint mainly characterized by bunny hopping and limping.

With this system it is easier to select prospective mates that will correct and compliment the different elements of hip joint conformation.

Both of these surgeries are considered salvage procedures, as they remove the arthritic bone - on - bone contact of the hip joint, thus relieving the pain associated with it.

These include hip dysplasia, where a malformation of the hip joint can cause pain and problems walking.

Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is an inherited problem (or tendency) that is due to abnormal looseness between the ball of the hip joint (the femoral head) and socket of the hip joint (the acetabulum) that, together, form your pet's hip.

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).

This technique involves removing the femoral portion of the hip joint (i.e., the ball) to reduce the pain produced by abnormal hip joint contact that wears away the joint cartilage, and the stretching of the soft tissues around the joint due to laxity (Figure 5).

Due to the abnormal wear and tear of the hip joint, the condition may deteriorate progressively as the dog's skeletal system fully develops.

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.»

Large and giant breed dogs with hip dysplasia often have a secondary condition of luxating patella which is caused by the malformation of the hip joint.

This involves the restructuring of the hip joint.

While the exact mechanism is unknown, one theory suggests loose hips in young dogs change the maturation of the hip joint, resulting in abnormally formed hip joints, which later lead to hip arthritis.

Canine hip dysplasia is the abnormal formation of the hip joint and one of the leading causes of rear leg lameness in dogs.

Triple pelvic osteotomy, or TPO, a surgery that increases the depth of the shallow hip socket, which allows it better connect to head of the femur, increasing the stability of the hip joint.

In LPD, part of the hip joint loses its blood supply, and the surrounding bone dies and collapses.

Hip dysplasia refers to a malformation of the hip joint.

Hip dysplasia is the abnormal development of the hip joint characterized by excessive hip laxity that leads to osteoarthritis.

This results in laxity of the hip joint and over time, arthritis.

Hip dysplasia (HD) is abnormal joint laxity (looseness) of the hip joint.

Lifelong diet restriction and radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis of the hip joint in dogs.

The structures of the hip joint are cartilage at birth and only become bone as the puppy grows.

Exercise strengthens the muscles of the legs and pelvis, which will increase the stability of the hip joint.

In this surgery, the «ball» of the hip joint is replaced with stainless steel and the «socket» is replaced with high density plastic.

Hip dysplasia results from abnormal development of the hip joint in the young dog.

It refers to the abnormal formation of the hip joint.

Dogs most often need hip surgery due to hip dysplasia, an abnormal formation of the hip joint.

Although all owners subjectively expressed complete satisfaction with results of surgery at the end of the study, operated dogs still had objectively significantly lower peak vertical, peak propulsive, and impulse propulsive forces and lower angles of hip joint abduction and extension than did control dogs at day 120.

The results show that operated dogs had significantly lower peak vertical, peak propulsive, and impulse propulsive forces on the limb and lower angles of hip joint abduction and extension than did normal dogs.

Hip Dysplasia can cause severe changes to the inner workings of the hip joint.

The compression view is used to obtain accurate and precise measurements of hip joint congruity.

The disease process begins early in life, and as it progresses, causes a deformation of the hip joint as well as the development of DJD (degenerative joint disease — commonly called arthritis).

The distraction view is used to obtain accurate and precise measurements of hip joint laxity.

Other potential problems in the breed include patella luxation (dislocating kneecap), hip dysplasia (degeneration or malformation of the hip joint), Legg - Perthes (breakdown of the femoral head, the «ball» of the ball - and - socket hip joint), and a form of encephalitis apparently unique to the breed.

Too much exercise can increase the wear and tear of the hip joint apparatus while too little exercise predisposes the pooch to obesity.

Conventional treatment modalities can help address some of the issues associated with the disease, especially pain and inflammation, while physical therapy can help improve overall range of motion of the hip joint and enhance overall mobility.

Canine hip dysplasia (abnormal development of the hip joint) begins when the hip joint in a young dog becomes loose or unstable.

This abnormality of the hip joint is generally considered to be the single most important cause of canine hip arthritis.

Hip dysplasia (a kind of displacement of the hip joint) is a painful condition that can greatly impact a dog or puppy's quality of life.

Muscles, ligaments, and tendons contribute to the stability of the hip joint, and guide its motion during activities such as walking and running.