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Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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554 <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> Radiolo g y <strong>and</strong> Ultrasono graphy<br />

Fig. 4-103 A 5-year-old neutered female mixed breed dog had been hit by a<br />

car <strong>and</strong> was lame in the right hind limb. A, The ventrodorsal view reveals a<br />

luxation of the right coxofemoral joint with cranial displacement of the<br />

femoral head. Both acetabula are shallow (arrow), which predisposed to luxation.<br />

B, The lateral view reveals that the femoral head is displaced dorsally<br />

(arrow). Diagnosis: Craniodorsal luxation of the right coxofemoral joint.<br />

A<br />

B<br />

occurs in older, large-breed dogs, <strong>and</strong> is most often observed in the shoulder but may be<br />

seen in any joint. 424<br />

Secondary degenerative joint disease is a great deal more common. Many different conditions<br />

may cause secondary degenerative joint disease.*<br />

*References 426, 430, 434, 435, 437-467.

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