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Measurements of Femoral Neck‐Shaft Angle in the Growing Beagle
Author(s) -
HAUPTMAN JOE,
BUTLER HUGH C.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1980.tb01650.x
Subject(s) - beagle , medicine , femoral neck , femoral shaft , radiography , breed , orthodontics , femur , anatomy , surgery , zoology , osteoporosis , biology
The angles of inclination and anteversion were measured radiographically in 8 beagles, at 4‐week intervals from 14 to 38 weeks of age, the time of radiographic physeal closure. Minimal changes in the femoral neck‐shaft angles were observed during this observation period. The results indicate that surgical correction of altered femoral neck‐shaft angles could be proposed at any time after 3 months of age in the beagle breed.