RESUMO
Ventrodorsal pelvic radiographs were made of 32 adult dogs under general anaesthesia. The hip joints were evaluated according to the severity of osteoarthritic changes graded as 0, 1, 2 or 3. The dogs were euthanased, the hip joints opened and the ligamentum capitis femoris dissected out in toto. The volume of each ligament was determined using a water displacement technique and the mean volume compared to the four radiographic grades of osteoarthritis. There was an inverse correlation (r = -0.75) between the mean volume of the ligamentum capitis femoris and the increasing severity of osteoarthritis as assessed by radiography. The results confirmed the crucial role of radiography in the clinical evaluation of hip dysplasia and osteoarthritis in the adult dog. Assessment of the volume of the ligamentum capitis femoris revealed that it is an important tool for research in canine hip dysplasia and osteoarthritis.
Assuntos
Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico por imagem , Displasia Pélvica Canina/diagnóstico por imagem , Ligamentos Articulares/patologia , Osteoartrite do Quadril/veterinária , Animais , Cartilagem Articular/diagnóstico por imagem , Cartilagem Articular/patologia , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Feminino , Displasia Pélvica Canina/patologia , Articulação do Quadril/diagnóstico por imagem , Articulação do Quadril/patologia , Ligamentos Articulares/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Osteoartrite do Quadril/diagnóstico por imagem , Osteoartrite do Quadril/patologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Radiografia , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
Microfilaremic dogs, developing ascites acutely following a reaction to diethylcarbamazine therapy, had similar protein concentrations in their ascitic fluid and plasma. In contrast, in dogs chronically infected with Dirofilaria immitis, the protein concentrations of ascitic fluid were found to be significantly lower than plasma protein concentrations. The acute development of ascites in such dogs is associated with high ascitic protein levels.
