Hip dysplasia is a deformity of the hip occurring when the ball (head of the femur or thighbone) and the socket in the pelvis (acetabulum) do not develop in unison during puppyhood, resulting in laxity of the joint and then degenerative joint diseaseor osteoarthritis (OA).1 Canine hip dysplasia is an inherited condition, but there are environmental risk factors as well, according to Selena Tinga, DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA, an assistant professor in the Section of Small Animal Surgery at Cornell UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine, in a dvm.360’ interview.
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