Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with hip dysplasia and trapped ischiatic nerves
By Sorjonen, D C et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Department of Small Animal Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hip dysplasia with bilateral ischiatic nerve entrapment in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old spayed Labrador Retriever was brought in for walking difficulties due to severe hip dysplasia, which caused her hips and knees to flex abnormally. Tests showed that both of her ischiatic nerves were compressed, leading to her symptoms. The veterinarians performed surgery to relieve the pressure on the nerves, and one year later, the dog showed normal movement and nerve function. This successful treatment allowed her to walk comfortably again.
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Abstract
Dysfunction of both ischiatic nerves was detected in a 5-year-old spayed Labrador Retriever with radiographic evidence of severe bilateral hip dysplasia. Marked hyperflexion of the hip and stifle was evident when the dog walked. Results of electromyography confirmed the ischiatic nerve involvement. At staged operations, both ischiatic nerves were found to be compressed between the sacrotuberous ligament and proliferative tissue around the hip. One year after surgery, electromyographic and physical findings were essentially normal.
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