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| list a few radiographic signs of hip dysplasia |
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| shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, less than half of the femoral head inside the acetabulum |
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| when can dogs be certified hip dysplasia free? |
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| what causes patellar luxation |
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| a shallow patellar (trochlear) groove |
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| how is patellar luxation commonly treated? |
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| surgically deepening the patellar groove |
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| what other lesions may accompany a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament? |
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Definition
| medial collateral and medial meniscus, tears |
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| how is cranial cruciate rupture physically diagnosed? |
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| what is an osseous outgrowth seen radiographically? |
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| what is the term for an increase in the density of a bone? |
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| what is immobility and consolidation of a joint due to disease, injury or surgical procedure? |
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| what is destruction of a bone, seen as reduced density? (blacker) |
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| what is the most common direction of hip (cosofemoral) luxation? |
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| what is a possible sequela to SH5 fractures (compression)? |
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| angular limb deformity (valgus and varus - deviation of bones from axis of the limb past the joint) |
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| what is valgus and varus? how do you remember which is which? |
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vaLgus: Lateral deviation of bones past the joint
varus: medial deviation of bones past the joint |
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| what results from twisting or overstretching a joint, causing a ligament to tear or separate from its bony attachment? |
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