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A Case of Unilateral Pelvic Limb Adactyly in a Puppy Dog
Author(s) -
Macrì F.,
Marino F.,
Rapisarda G.,
Lanteri G.,
Mazzullo G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2010.01046.x
Subject(s) - puppy , forelimb , medicine , deformity , hindlimb , pelvis , anatomy , radiography , surgery , biology , ecology
With 2 figures Summary A case of unilateral hindlimb adactyly is described in a 3‐month‐old female Pointer dog. Clinical and radiographic findings are described. Adactyly or transverse hemimelia is a rare condition in most animal species. In dogs, this condition has been reported only three times as a deformity of the forelimb. To the authors’ knowledge, the congenital pelvic limb deformity described here is the first case documented in a dog.