Conditions
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Fragmented Coronoid Process (FCP) = Medial Coronoid Disease (MCD)
What is Canine Elbow Dysplasia?
Elbow Dysplasia refers to four diseases:
Fragmented Coronoid Process (FCP) or Medial Coronoid Disease (MCD)
Ununited Anconeal Process (UAP)... more»
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Osteochondrosis (OC) / Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
What is OC / OCD?
OC is a developmental disease. It involves failure of the bone and cartilage of a joint surface to develop properly during the first few months of life, resulting in an area of... more»
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What is the cranial cruciate ligament?
The cranial cruciate ligament in dogs is the same as the “anterior” cruciate ligament in humans. It is a band of tough fibrous tissue, which attaches the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone), preventing... more»
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The patella (knee cap) doesn’t sit in the centre of the groove on the lower femur. This is because three structures are not in a straight line:
Bone at the front of the tibia
The groove in the lower femur
The muscles and tendons pulling on the... more»
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What is Canine Hip Dysplasia?
Hip dysplasia is a developmental disease where the hip joint grows in an abnormal way over the first few months of life. The hip joint is normally a “ball-and-socket” joint. Dogs with hip dysplasia are born with normal... more»
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Why does IVD disease cause a problem?
The spinal cord is the main bundle of nerve tissue that joins the brain to other parts of the body. The spinal cord runs within the spinal canal - a cylindrical channel which is encased by the vertebral bones.... more»
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What is the lumbo-sacral joint?
The lumbo-sacral (LS) joint is a joint between two vertebral bones at the base of the spine where the spinal column meets the pelvis and back legs. At this junction, as between all vertebrae, is an intervertebral disc... more»
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What is Wobbler Syndrome?
There are various phrases that have been used to describe the same syndrome in dogs including cervical spondylomyelopathy, cervical malformation-malarticulation, cervical vertebral instability and cervical spondylolisthesis... more»
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