New Hope for Hip Dysplasia
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Early Detection using PennHip system allows for early surgical
correction
Today's Date --
Dr. Shufer recently attended the Academy of Veterinary Surgeons
conference in San Diego. Along with 2000 other veterinary surgeons, Dr.
Shufer attended 3 days of lectures on the cutting edge of veterinary
surgery.
While at the conference, he attended an all day certification course
in the PennHip hip dysplasia dectection technique developed at the
University of Pennsylvania. This technique allows for accurate
detection of Hip Dysplasia as early as 14 weeks of age. If we detect
the dysplasia at this early age, a new surgical procedure called the
Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS) can be performed to help reduce the
pet's chances of developing arthritis by 85-90%!
We recommend that all large breed puppies be screened with this
technique at 14 weeks of age. If they are positive for dysplasia, the
JPS surgery can be performed at the same time.
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on this link for more information.
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