Hip dysplasia (HD) is one of the most common hereditary orthopaedic diseases in dogs, with
serious implications for the quality of life of the affected animals. Radiographic screening is …

Objective: To determine if age, breed, gender, weight or distraction index (DI) influenced the
risk of radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) of canine hip dysplasia (CHD) in four common dog …

Objectives Comparison of PennHIP and a novel method to diagnose hip laxity, called the
Vezzoni modified Badertscher distension device technique. Methods In a total of 10 dogs, it …

The purpose of the study was to use two palpation methods (Bardens and Ortolani), a
radiographic distraction view, three computed tomography (CT) measurements (dorsolateral …

Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is a common complex trait characterized by abnormal hip joint
development. Hip joint laxity, an early characteristic of CHD, results in degeneration of the …

Objectives: To determine the reliability of early passive hip laxity examination in predicting
moderate and severe hip dysplasia. Methods: The passive hip laxity of 104 Estrela Mountain …

Two hundred and fifteen Estrela Mountain Dogs (EMD) were examined using the PennHIP
method between 2002 and 2006. Passive hip laxity (PHL) was estimated calculating the …

Objective The main purpose of the study was to compare reliability of measurements for the
evaluation of hip joint laxity in 59 dogs. Materials and Methods Measurement of the …

Objectives To describe and evaluate the accuracy, intra-and inter-observer variability of the
laxity index (LI), used to quantify hip laxity on stress radiographs obtained with the Vezzoni …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of the
radiographical stress technique using the Vezzoni-modified Badertscher distension device …