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Clinical and genetic assessments of hip joint laxity in the Boykin spaniel.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Apr 2006
Tsai Kate L, Murphy Keith E
Abstract excerpt
Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is characterized by a malformation of the hip joint that leads to joint laxity and consequential degenerative joint disease. The most widely used method for diagnosis of CHD is the ventrodorsal hip-extended radiologic view, commonly referred to as the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) method. The method of the University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program (PennHIP), an...
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