Posted by tiadoc | 16 October 2011

Ranking of dogs affected by hip dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia is a defective development of the articulation between the hip and femur, usually due to genetic causes, common in medium and large size dogs.

No one can predict when or even if a Dysplastic dog will begin to show clinical signs of lameness due to pain. There are multiple environmental factors such as calorie intake, level of exercise, and the age that can affect the severity of clinical symptoms and the phenotypic expression (radiographic changes). There are a significant number of dogs displásicos with severe arthritis that can run, jump and play as if not passed anything and some dogs without hardly radiographic arthritis changes that are very aching and lame.

The database of the most affected dog breeds at the hip dysplasia was getting at least 100 assessments in every race since January 1974 until December of 2010 (some breeds of cats appear in the list).




This table was adapted from three sources:

  • Canine Developmental Health Performance Registry
  • The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
  • AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF)

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