Professional paper

Radiological diagnostic of most common osteoarthropathies in Labrador Retrievers

Damir Stanin ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Jasna Aladrović ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Andrea-Maria Lugomer Pomper
Zoran Vrbanac ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Capak ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Branimir Škrlin ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

In everyday veterinary diagnostics and treatment, clinicians often encounter different diseases related to specific canine breeds. The Labrador Retriever is a very popular breed in Croatia due to its qualities. There is a significant age and sex predisposition to various diseases of the locomotion system in this breed. Early diagnostics include hip and elbow dysplasia and osteochondrosis dissecans of the shoulder, while degenerative vertebral diseases such as spondylosis deformans are seen in geriatric patients. Knowing the frequency and aetio-pathogenesis of the disease, as well as radiological diagnosis of changes present, will help the clinicians to establish the proper diagnosis. At present in Croatia, radiological diagnosis is the basic imagining method for differential diagnosis of different osteoarthropathies. The aim of this study was to emphasise the importance of radiological diagnostics of most common osteoarthropathies in Labrador Retrievers in everyday veterinary practice.

Keywords

radiological diagnostic; osteoarthropathies; dog; Labrador Retrievers

Hrčak ID:

231396

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/231396

Publication date:

2.2.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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