title: Geometric analysis of the proximal femur in a diverse sample of dogs.
abstract: Dogs are often used as experimental models for studies of human hip replacement. A precise knowledge of femoral morphology is required to improve osteointegration of cementless prostheses by bone ingrowth or determination of the best design for total hip prostheses. To better understand the differences between breeds, we measured or calculated 24 external and internal features of the femur on standard radiographs of dogs that differed greatly in size and body type. We considered the appropriateness of the canine model for human total hip replacement studies and show that human and canine femurs differ in characteristics like anteversion, cortico-medullary index or endosteal shape. Knowledge of these differences and similarities makes it possible to design well-adapted stems for dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences--Section of Surgery, Laboratory of Experimental Surgery of Osseous and Cartilaginous Tissue, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, Pathologie Chirurgicale, Toulouse Cedex 3, France. s.palierne@envt.fr
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palierne
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Asimus
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mathon
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meynaud-Collard
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Autefage
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography