A study of frequency and asymmetry of hip dysplasia was carried out using 181 X-rays plates of German Shepherd dogs, both males and females, from June 1986 to March 1993. The X-ray plates were taken with the animals on the ventrodorsal position, with the limbs parallel and the pelvis symmetric. The average age of the dogs was 16.6 months. Results showed 72.4% of dysplastic dogs, being 5.3% unilateral, 89.4% bilateral simmetric and 5.3% bilateral asymmetric.
Dog; radiology; hip dysplasia
