Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Conservative Management of Hip Dysplasia.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Harper, Tisha A M
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine · United States
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Hip dysplasia is a common joint problem in dogs that can lead to arthritis. There are two main ways to manage it: surgery or conservative treatment. For younger dogs, surgery aims to prevent or slow down the development of arthritis, while in older dogs, it is usually a last resort to relieve severe arthritis pain. If your dog has mild symptoms, you can manage the condition without surgery by focusing on diet, controlling their weight, adjusting their exercise, providing physical therapy, managing pain, and using medications that help with the disease. Overall, conservative management can be effective for dogs with less severe signs of hip dysplasia.
Abstract
Hip dysplasia (HD) is a common orthopedic condition seen in small animal patients that leads to osteoarthritis of the coxofemoral joint. The disease can be managed conservatively or surgically. The goals of surgical treatment in the immature patient are to either prevent the clinical signs of HD or to prevent or slow the progression of osteoarthritis. In mature patients surgery is used as a salvage procedure to treat debilitating osteoarthritis. Conservative management can be used in dogs with mild or intermittent clinical signs and includes nutritional management and weight control, exercise modification, physical rehabilitation, pain management and disease-modifying agents.
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