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Proximal femoral epiphyseal separation in the dog
Author(s) -
LEE R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1976.tb06928.x
Subject(s) - medicine , deformity , etiology , avascular necrosis , surgery , radiography , epiphysis , incidence (geometry) , femoral head , pathology , physics , optics
Twenty‐two cases of displaced upper femoral epiphysis in the dog have been reviewed with regard to the incidence, aetiology, radiographic and histological changes. The majority of the cases followed a severe traumatic episode but a significant number were associated with relatively trivial injuries. On histological examination necrosis of the epiphysis was common but the majority showed a rapid revascularization unassociated with collapse and deformity. The prevalence of the Labrador Retriever in the cases presented is noted.