1. Fractures secondary to nutritional bone disease in dogs: a review of 38 cases.
- Author
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Aithal HP, Singh GR, Amarpal, Kinjavdekar P, and Setia HC
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- Animals, Bone Density, Bone Diseases complications, Bone Diseases physiopathology, Bone Diseases, Metabolic complications, Bone Diseases, Metabolic physiopathology, Bone Diseases, Metabolic veterinary, Dogs, Female, Fractures, Bone etiology, Male, Nutrition Disorders complications, Nutrition Disorders physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Species Specificity, Bone Diseases veterinary, Dog Diseases physiopathology, Fractures, Bone veterinary, Nutrition Disorders veterinary
- Abstract
The pattern of bone fractures secondary to nutritional bone disease in 38 dogs was analysed using a radiographic survey. The majority of fractures were either caused by a fall (28.95%) or showed no history of direct trauma (31.58%). Mongrels were more commonly affected by pathological fractures, followed by Dobermanns and German Shepherds. Significantly more (P < 0.05) fractures were found in dogs aged less than 6 months (64.71%). The incidence of such fractures was significantly higher in males than in females (M:F = 2.70:1.00). General radiological signs included a generalized decrease in cortical density, thinning of cortices and widening of metaphyses/epiphyses in most of the animals. Fractures were found significantly more frequently (P < 0.01) in the femur (81.58%) than in any other bone. Of the different types of fracture, complete oblique and incomplete fractures were most common.
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- 1999
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