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encountered in veterinary practice, the treatment strategies and the clinical outcome.
UAP
UAP or ununited anconeal process, is a developmental abnormality where the anconeal process, a bony part of the ulna, doesn't fuse with the rest of the ulna during growth. This condition can cause lameness in young, often large breeds dogs. In all cases, the recommended treatment for ununited anconeal process is surgery.
Osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis (OC) is a focal disturbance of endochondral ossification due to a failure of blood supply to the epiphyseal growth cartilage. Osteochondrosis (OC) may develop into osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) if the joint cartilage fractures. There is still confusion regarding the disease’s definition, etiology and pathogenesis. clinical signs are lameness and joint pain.
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD)
Hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD) is developmental orthopedic disease that affects rapidly growing large- and giant-breed dogs between 2 and 8 months of age.
Symptoms vary from mild to severe and consists in warm, swollen and painful metaphyseal region in long bones.
Weimaraner is one of the overrepresented breeds affected by this condition.