Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pekingese puppy limping on back leg - what was wrong?
By Johnson, A L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1985·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head of a Pekingese.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old male Pekingese was brought to the vet due to limping on his right back leg for about a month. The vet found signs of damage in the hip joint and suspected a serious condition affecting the femoral head. To fix the issue, the vet performed a surgery called femoral head ostectomy, which involves removing the damaged part of the bone. After examining the removed bone, they confirmed the dog had osteochondritis dissecans, a rare joint problem in small dogs. Following the surgery, the Pekingese was expected to recover and regain normal movement.
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Abstract
An 8-month-old male Pekingese was admitted with a 1-month history of right hindlimb lameness and crepitation in the right coxofemoral joint. There was radiographic evidence of a focus of subchondral osteolysis of the right femoral head. The tentative diagnosis was avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The problem was corrected by femoral head ostectomy. Gross and microscopic examination of the femoral head resulted in a diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans. Osteochondritis dissecans is an uncommon diagnosis both in small breeds of dogs and in the coxofemoral joint.
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