FEMORAL HEAD OSTECTOMY IN A DOG SUFFERING FROM HIP DYSPLASIA

Abstract

Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) is the surgical removal of head and neck of femur. A nine-month-old dog was reported with complaint of lameness. On clinical and radiographic examination, it was diagnosed as hip dysplasia of right hip joint. FHO was performed as palliative treatment. Two months after treatment dog was moving without signs of pain.

Keywords

• dog
• femur head
• hip dysplasia
• ostectomy