Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral head of a Pekingese.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1985
- Authors:
- Johnson, A L et al.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old male Pekingese was brought to the vet because he had been limping on his right back leg for about a month and there was a crackling sound in his hip joint. X-rays showed damage to the bone in the head of his right femur (the thigh bone). The vet initially thought he might have a condition where the bone tissue dies due to lack of blood flow. To fix the problem, the vet performed surgery to remove the damaged part of the femur, and further examination revealed that he had a condition called osteochondritis dissecans, which is rare in small dog breeds and in that particular joint. The treatment was successful in addressing the issue.
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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