Age, weight, breed, and trauma as risk factors for coxofemoral luxation in dogs

Issue Date

7-2021

Abstract

Coxofemoral luxation is a condition characterized by a complete displacement of the femoral head from the acetabulum. Medical records of 61760 patients presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Diliman Station - Companion Animal Clinic, University of the Philippines from 2008-2018 were reviewed. Eighty-eight dogs diagnosed with coxofemoral luxation were compared with 88 clinically normal dogs to determine the risk factors for coxofemoral luxation. The mean age of dogs with coxofemoral luxation was 3.54 years. The odds of dogs aged less than six months is 0.20 times less likely than dogs of other ages. The mean weight of dogs was 10.59 kg and the odds of dogs weighing 11 to 15.9 kg is 4.62 times more likely than dogs outside this range. Mixed breed dogs were most presented and the odds of Pomeranians and Poodles being affected with coxofemoral luxation are 4.35 and 5.56 times, respectively. Unilateral craniodorsal luxation was the most prevalent type at 38.64%. Closed reduction was attempted in 22 cases with 36.84% success. Femoral head and neck ostectomy was performed in 14 cases and was 81.82% successful. Conservative therapy was the most common primary treatment at 45.45%. Concurrent injuries were present in 10.23% of the case population.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ISSN

0031-7705

Volume

58

Issue

2

Page

159-166

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

tables

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

DOGS; BREEDS (ANIMALS); PET ANIMALS; FEMUR; DISLOCATIONS; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL DISEASES

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