20201219 -【Canine Hip Dysplasia】Golden Retriever, fixed with DPO bone plate successfully

Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a progressive disease during bone growth. It alwaysdevelopsinthebad direction throughout the life and eventually develops into severe degenerative joint disease (DJD). It greatly reduces the quality of life of the patient. Totalhipreplacementisan excellenttreatmentfor CHD. Owing to CHD is a progressive disease, is thereawayto detect early CHD and attempt to treat it, so that the bad hip can move as well as a normal hip? The answer is ‘YES’. CHD canbediagnosed as early as 3 month-old animals atearliest. The suitable case can be treated with preventivesurgery, suchas Joint fusion of pubic symphysis (JPS) or Double Pelvic Osteotomy (DPO).