It should be understood that the earliest signs of the disease is associated
with joint laxity or joint looseness.
Not exact matches
For example,
joint laxity was observed in 59.3 % of patients in the study compared
with a prevalence of approximately 10 % to 15 % in the general population; fibromyalgia was observed in 80.3 % of the subjects compared
with approximately 2.1 % to 5.7 % in the general population; and allergic rhinitis was observed in 71.1 % of subjects, whereas its prevalence is approximately 20 % in the general population.
Thus, it is reasonable to hypothesize that
laxity of the hip
joint in dogs may be related to the collagen composition of the capsule... results of the study support the hypothesis that a change in collagen composition may contribute to hip
joint laxity in dogs
with a predisposition to CHD.»
Hip
joint laxity as measured by the DI is strongly correlated
with the future development of osteoarthritis.
Two views are obtained
with the hind limbs in neutral position to maximize
joint laxity.
As
with any
joint problem, the body's response is an attempt to stabilize
laxity if it is present.
Canine hip dysplasia is a genetic, progressive disease associated
with abnormal
joint structure, causing
laxity of the muscles, connective tissue, and ligaments that normally support the hip
joint and keep it in place.
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).
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.
However, «Results suggest that JPS and TPO have similar effects on hip
joint conformation in dogs
with moderate to severe hip dysplasia but that neither procedure eliminates the hip
joint laxity characteristic of hip dysplasia or the progression of the degenerative
joint changes.