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| different. Notice that the hips in the
distraction view appear to be much looser than they do in the
hip-extended view. On average the distraction view has been shown
to reveal 2.5 - 11 times more hip laxity (depending on breed)
than the hip-extended view. Also the PennHIP method can measure
the laxity of a hip joint with greater precision than the hip-extended
method. The degree of hip joint laxity, as measured by the PennHIP
method, has been shown to be the most important risk factor in
determining whether a dog is prone to developing CHD. To summarize, the PennHIP method: Obtains DJD readings from the standard hip-extended view Obtains hip joint congruity readings from the compression view Obtains quantitative measurements of hip joint laxity from the distraction view For more information about Penn-Hip contact your vet. |
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