Hip

The position of a stable stem can appear different on subsequent re-evaluations, but this may be due to variability associated with inconsistency of positioning of the patient and limb

The frequency of complications, primarily related to the increase in body condition score after surgery, was less than 20% and not different across age groups

A collar on a cementless femoral stem in contact with cortical bone resists subsidence

Inter-observer agreement for hip conformation was moderately low, resulting in >7% variation in prevalence estimates for dysplasia

The cementless acetabular cup stability under normal physiologic loads does not appear to be compromised in acetabulae with up to 50% DAR loss

Computed tomography is a better method for detecting canine sacral and some pelvic fractures compared to radiography

Recognition of specific radiographic markers was only fairly reliable within and between experienced observers, in a study on 50 hip extended radiographs

The range of movement of the coxofemoral joint has the potential to be an objective marker of OA-associated disability in cats

Eighteen cats submitted to uni- or bilateral femoral head and neck excision had god-to-excellent medium- to long-term functional outcome after adequately performed surgery.

Use of a distraction apparatus resulted in an increase in joint space that could be useful for clinical situations where a larger joint space is required such as for arthroscopic procedures.