(3.8 %) that are
rated dysplastic based on x-rays.
If they are
rated dysplastic, please spay your bitch as soon as possible and discuss this diagnosis with your vet.
Not exact matches
If the dog is older than two, they report that the dog is either
dysplastic or not and, if not, how it
rates in comparison with other dogs of its breed.
If you look at the hip dysplasia statistics of the Orthopedic Foundation of America, hip X-rays of 4000 Flat - Coats were evaluated and only 4 % were
dysplastic, which would be a good
rate for this size dog — except that the true
rate is higher because most of the obviously bad X-rays were not sent in for official evaluation.
The Orthopedic Foundation of America evaluated the hip X-rays of 12,500 Ridgebacks and found 5 %
dysplastic, which is a good
rate for this size dog.
The Orthopedic Foundation of America evaluated the hip X-rays of over 1000 Clumber Spaniels and found 44 %
dysplastic — the 8th worst
rate of all breeds.
Over 42,000 elbow X-rays were evaluated and 11 % were
dysplastic, with the true
rate even higher.
Certificates are issued only to those dogs that are considered to be
dysplastic - free with
ratings of excellent, good or fair (a confidential consensus report is issued on dogs found to be
dysplastic).
The Orthopedic Foundation of America evaluated the hip X-rays of 450 Otterhounds and found 49 %
dysplastic — the 5th worst
rate of all breeds.
It has been found and is common knowledge, that one can mate two parents with OFA
rated excellent hips and have offspring that are
dysplastic; or mate two
dysplastic parents and get pups with normal to excellent hips.
A dog can be
dysplastic in one or both hips, can have a shallow socket and a normal ball, a malformed ball and normal socket, a shallow socket and malformed ball, a misaligned joint, loose ligaments, or a combination of these structural problems complicated by environmental factors such as
rate of growth, level of nutrition, and exercise.
According to the latest OFA statistics (2012), with 577 Staffords having been evaluated using hip x-rays, 17.2 % are
rated abnormal (
dysplastic), and 80.4 % have both hips graded normal.
Elbows - In comparison, while hips are
rated «Excellent,» «Good,» «Fair,» «Borderline,» or different grades of
dysplastic, elbows are
rated only as «Normal» (Perfect), and then different grades of
dysplastic.
28 % of the Berners whose hip X-rays are submitted are
rated as
dysplastic, but in reality the overall incidence in the breed is probably considerably higher, since many owners do not submit the X-rays if dysplasia is suspected.