Hip & Elbow Dysplasia

Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD), the most common developmental orthopedic disease in dogs, is an abnormal development and growth of the hip joint. Both hips are usually affected but frequently only one hip may show symptoms. The onset of clinical signs may also not occur in both hips simultaneously.

Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis may cause acetabular rotation that significantly improves femoral head coverage by induced and premature closure a dysplastic puppy’s pubic growth plate. JPS achieves these results by creating tension at the pubis and using the continued growth of the rest of the pelvis to achieve acetabular rotation over time. The growing cells of the pubic growth plate are destroyed during the surgical procedure. Since the rest of the pelvis continues to grow, the pubic bone acts as an anchor causing the pelvis and acetabulum to rotate outwardly and ventrally. Dysplastic puppies are reported to return to a normal gait and achieve diminished hip laxity following JPS.