title: Congenital conditions that lead to osteoarthritis in the dog.
abstract: Several congenital arthropathies exist in the canine that can lead to the development of degenerative joint disease. Nevertheless, early diagnosis and treatment generally will afford the patient a favorable prognosis for limb function. There is still a great need to develop controlled studies to evaluate the long-term efficacy of many of the surgical and medical treatment modalities that are currently available and will be made available in the future to treat the patient with a congenital arthropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006615:Hip / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006619:Hip Dysplasia, Canine / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary