Acetabuloplastia extracapsular para tratamento de displasia coxofemoral em cão - relato de caso

The hip dysplasia is a disease that affects mainly giant breed dogs like Saint Bernard and German Shepherd. Between of the surgical techniques, stands out the darthroplasty. This technique comes a reconstruction of the dorsal acetabular rim, aiding in the stabilization and increasing the consistency of the hip joint. The present work tells the use of this technique f or treatment of hip dysplasia in a dog. In the postoperative immediate the animal already used appropriately the operated member and, 18 months after the procedure, it was verified in the radiographic exam complete integration of the graft to the dorsal acetabular rim.