Developmental diseases in dogs

Year 2020, Vetexpo-2019, KHVD-2019, 9 - 9, 31.03.2020

Didar Aydın

Abstract

Developmental diseases are one of the main reasons of pain and lameness in young dogs. Diseases that
develops spontaneously and their etiology is unlighted are usually include pair of joints and or bones. This
diseases cause structural changes in the extremities and uncomfortable experience of living for animals.
The treatment to these diseases can be medical or surgical. Most of the affected dogs are fast growing and
large breed. The pathologies that likely to be seen are craniomandibular osteopathy, hypertrophic
osteodystrophy/ hypertrophic ostheopathy, Legg-Calve Perthés (avascular necrosis of the femoral head/
aseptic necrosis), panosteoitis, ostheochondrosis/ ostheochondrosis dissecans, elbow displasia (medial
coronoid disease, ununited anconeal process, joint incompatibility), carpal laxity syndrome, delayed
endochondral ossification. Basically; Radiography and CT, MRI or scintigraphy (scanning of the bones)
can be used for diagnosis of developmental orthopedic diseases. Etiology, pathophysiology and
progressions needs to be well understood for proper medical or surgical treatment of this developmental
orthopedic diseases.

Keywords

lameness, dog, developmental diseases, orthopedic disease

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