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Dr. Powers' present address is Bulger Veterinary Hospital, 247 Chickering Rd, North Andover, MA 01845.
Dr. Culp's present address is the Department of Surgical and Radiological
Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis,
Davis, CA 95616.
Dr. Fordyce's present address is Metropolitan Veterinary Associates, 2626 Van Buren Ave, Norristown, PA 19403.
Presented in abstract form at the Veterinary Orthopedic Society Conference, Val d'Isere, France, March 2000.
Objective—To compare 2 screening methods for detecting evidence of hip dysplasia (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals [OFA] and PennHIP) in dogs.
Design—Diagnostic test evaluation study.
Animals—439 dogs ≥ 24 months of age that received routine hip joint screening from June 1987 through July 2008.
Procedures—Dogs were sedated, and PennHIP radiography was performed (hip joint–
extended [HE], compression, and distraction radiographic views). The HE
radiographic view was submitted for OFA evaluation. A copy of the HE
radiographic view plus the compression and distraction radiographic
views were submitted for routine PennHIP evaluation, including
quantification of hip joint laxity via the distraction index (DI).
Results—14% (60/439) of dogs had hip joints scored as excellent by OFA standards;
however, 52% (31/60) of those had a DI ≥ 0.30 (range, 0.14 to 0.61).
Eighty-two percent of (183/223) dogs with OFA-rated good hip joints had a
DI ≥ 0.30 (range, 0.10 to 0.77), and 94% (79/84) of dogs with OFA-rated
fair hip joints had a DI ≥ 0.30 (range, 0.14 to 0.77). Of all dogs with
fair to excellent hip joints by OFA standards, 80% (293/367) had a DI ≥
0.30. All dogs with OFA-rated borderline hip joints or mild, moderate,
or severe hip dysplasia had a DI ≥ 0.30 (range, 0.30 to 0.83).
Conclusion and Clinical Relevance—Dogs judged as phenotypically normal by the OFA harbored clinically
important passive hip joint laxity as determined via distraction
radiography. Results suggested that OFA scoring of HE radiographs
underestimated susceptibility to osteoarthritis in dogs, which may
impede progress in reducing or eliminating hip dysplasia through
breeding.
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