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A generalized chondropathy of joint cartilage leading to deformity of the elbow joints in a litter of Newfoundland dogs
Author(s) -
GRØNDALEN JORUNN
Publication year - 1981
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.1748-5827.1981.tb00639.x
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , cartilage , joint (building) , deformity , articular cartilage , anatomy , surgery , pathology , osteoarthritis , architectural engineering , alternative medicine , engineering
A description of a litter of Newfoundland dogs of which six out of seven puppies suffered from, more or less, deformation of the elbow joints, is presented. The two male dogs were, because of the condition, destroyed at 20 weeks of age. The patho‐anatomical examination revealed abnormalities of the joint cartilage of all the major joints of the extremities. The condition is described as a generalized fibroid, proliferative degeneration of the joint cartilage.