COXOFEMORAL JOINT MODIFICATION TO PREVENT HIP DYSPLASIA

该奖学金计划的目标是开发一种早期治疗的方法。 利用射频能量稳定髋股关节 允许正常发育，并防止临床表现 犬类髋关节发育不良。发育性髋关节发育不良的病理学研究 在儿童中的版本非常类似于狗的版本。归根结底，这 研究将导致建立无线电的动物模型- 儿童发育性髋关节发育不良的频率治疗。 该项目将涉及将射频能量应用于 已建立的幼犬髋股关节囊的测定 易发生髋关节病变的X线检查方法 发育不良。计算机断层扫描也将被用来确定 关节的构象。疾病的发展将会是 使用X光照片、计算机断层扫描、组织学、电子技术进行监控 显微镜检查、关节液分析和一段时间内的测力板评估 已经两年了。经过处理的动物将与未经处理的对照组进行比较。这 该项目将对犬类髋关节的进展进行深入分析 未经治疗的动物异型增生及其进展的抑制 那些接受射频治疗的人。

The goals of this fellowship program are to develop a method for early stabilization of the coxofemoral joint using radio-frequency energy to permit normal development and prevent the clinical manifestations of canine hip dysplasia. The pathology of developmental dysplasia of the hip in children is very similar to the canine version. Ultimately, this research will lead to the establishment of an animal model of radio- frequency treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip in children. This project will involve the application of radio-frequency energy to the coxofemoral joint capsule of the puppies determined by established radiographic methods to be predisposed to the development of hip dysplasia. Computed tomography will also be used to determine the conformation of the joint. The progression of the disease will then be monitored with radiographs, computed tomography, histology, electron microscopy, joint fluid analysis, and force plate evaluation over a period of two years. Treated animals will be compared to untreated controls. This project will provide an in depth analysis of the progression of canine hip dysplasia in untreated animals and the inhibition of its progression in those treated with radio-frequency.