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DYSPLASIA EPIPHYSEALIS HEMIMELICA IN A BOXER PUPPY
Author(s) -
Vignoli Massimo,
Sarli Giuseppe,
Rossi Federica,
Terragni Rossella,
Pozzi Luigi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01043.x
Subject(s) - medicine , puppy , epiphysis , dysplasia , biopsy , muscle hypertrophy , femur , lesion , anatomy , pathology , surgery , ecology , biology
A Boxer puppy had an unusual dysplastic lesion of the distal epiphysis of the left femur. Biopsy and CT examination were performed. A diagnosis of dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica (DEH) was made. To the investigators knowledge, this condition has not been described before in animals. DEH is a growth disorder involving preferentially the medial compartment of the lower limbs, and it is associated with epiphyseal hypertrophy and delayed mineralization.