title: A case of unilateral pelvic limb adactyly in a puppy dog.
abstract: A case of unilateral hindlimb adactyly is described in a 3-month-old female Pointer dog. Clinical and radiographic findings are described. Adactyly or transverse hemimelia is a rare condition in most animal species. In dogs, this condition has been reported only three times as a deformity of the forelimb. To the authors' knowledge, the congenital pelvic limb deformity described here is the first case documented in a dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macrì
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rapisarda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanteri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzullo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography