Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
N Nagaraju, Makkena Sreenu, MS Vasantha and NKB Raju

Abstract:
Dogs with hip disorders viz, dysplastic hip, subluxated and luxated hips were radiographically studied with Hip extended ventrodorsal views and confirmed the dysplastic, osteoarthritic, subluxated and luxated hips. Excision arthroplasty was done in group I dogs where femoral head and neck was excised and joint capsule was sutured to prevent bone contact between femur and acetabulum. Denervation done in group II dogs wherein craniodorsal gluteal nerves on acetabular rim were destroyed using bone curette. Trans-femoral articular wiring was done in group III dogs for subluxated and luxated hips using nylon wiring. The dogs were followed up to 60 days. Radiological evaluation in group I revealed clear gap between acetabulum and excised femoral part. In group II dogs, apparently no change in radiographs were observed during study period. In group III, four dogs showed good apposition of acetabulum and head of femur and reluxation in certain dogs.