9 month old male neutered Boxer with difficulty rising and getting into the car.
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Publication Date: 2008-01-16
History
9 month old male neutered Boxer with difficulty rising and getting into the car.
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Findings
There is moderate effusion in both stifles with cranial displacement of the fat pad. There are radiolucent areas in both lateral femoral condyles on the lateral projections. On the craniocaudal projections, there is flattening of the lateral femoral condyles and faint radiolucency. There is only one fabella and no popliteal sesamoids in either hind limb.
Diagnosis
Osteochondrosis of the lateral femoral condyles
Discussion
Osteochondrosis can affect the lateral or medial femoral condyles of the stifle, as well as the femoral trochlea. It is often a bilateral disease so radiographs of both limbs are indicated.