Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hip surgery effects on Greyhound and German Shepherd dog joints
By Cardinet, G. H. et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1974·From the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Departments of Physiological Sciences and Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506.·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Canine Hip Dysplasia: Effects of Pectineal Myectomy on the Coxofemoral Joints of Greyhound and German Shepherd Dogs
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Plain-English summary
A group of 5 Greyhounds and 62 German Shepherds underwent a surgical procedure called pectineal myectomy, which involves removing one muscle in the hip area, to see if it would help with hip problems. After several months, the dogs were examined, and the results showed that the Greyhounds had normal hip joints, while the German Shepherds had mixed results. Some had more issues on the side that was operated on, while others showed no difference between the two sides. Overall, the surgery did not significantly improve the hip joint condition in the German Shepherds.
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Abstract
SUMMARY Unilateral pectineal myectomies (complete removal of one pectineus muscle) were performed on 5 Greyhounds and 62 German Shepherd Dogs 54 to 63 days old. At 12 to 47 months of age, the dogs were examined radiographically and euthanatized. The mean age (and sd) for the Greyhounds was 34.0 ± 5.8 months; for the German Shepherd Dogs, 24.2 ± 6.3 months. Subsequently, the femurs and acetabulums were processed for pathoanatomic examinations. From the radiographic and pathoanatomic examinations, the coxofemoral joints of the Greyhounds were judged to be normal, bilaterally. From radiographic examination, 9 German Shepherd Dogs were judged to have greater pathologic changes on the unoperated side; 47 had no differences between sides; and 6 had greater pathologic changes on the side on which myectomy had been performed. From pathoanatomic examination, 19 German Shepherd Dogs were judged to have greater pathologic changes on the unoperated side; 28 had no differences between sides; and 15 had greater pathologic changes on the side on which myectomy had been performed. By both methods of examination, there was no significant difference in the status of coxofemoral joints between operated and unoperated sides.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.1974.165.06.529