Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2002; 15(01): 51-56
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632713
Clinical Communication
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Clinical evaluation of denervation of the canine hip joint capsule: a retrospective study of 117 dogs

S. Kinzel
1   Department of Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany
,
C. Von Scheven
1   Department of Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany
,
A. Buecker
2   Department of Radiology RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany
,
T. Stopinski
1   Department of Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany
,
W. Küpper
1   Department of Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany
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The authors would like to thank Dipl. Phys. Ralf Minkenberg from the Department for Biometrics, RWTH Aachen for the statistic evaluation of the data.
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Received 08 December 2000

Accepted 12 July 2001

Publication Date:
08 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

It was the aim of this study to evaluate denervation of the canine hip joint capsule as a newly developed surgical method for treatment of hip joint dysplasia and arthrosis of dogs. Denervation by surgical deperiostation of the cranio-lateral acetabulum is the presumed mechanism. We performed the denervation in 117 cases between 1997 and 1999. Clinical evaluation was documented by physical examination by a veterinarian immediately before and two months after the operation and a questionnaire completed by the dog owners. 90.6% of the patients showed an improvement of the clinical signs yielding a significant treatment effect (p <0.0001). 50.4% were even completely free of signs. 56% of the patients showed a clinical improvement within the first three days after surgery. We, therefore, conclude that denervation of the canine hip joint capsule is a successful surgical method for treatment of canine hip joint dysplasia and arthrosis.