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Folder An American view of HD, from causes to surgery
A circa 1996 8-part article by Susan Thorpe-Vargas PhD & John Cargill MA MBA MS
 
BIF-scoring for hips
Explains how the 0-to-6 score is obtained for each of 9 aspects per hip in the BIF scoring system (okay, one aspect is 0-to-5) to give a range from 0 to 106. Click to enlarge an xray photo.
http://www.online-vets.com/hipscore_2.html 		loreleikennels
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DownUnder Progeny Analysis
GSDCAustralia charts for how DownUnder studs are when it comes to producing sound hips
http://www.gsdcouncilaustralia.org/hipelbow.htm#changes 		loreleikennels
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Effects of on-demand feeding
A 2000 article proving that on-demand feeding and over-feeding are bad for hip & elbow development
http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/obesity_dogs/javma_217_11_1678.pdf 		loreleikennels
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OFA on Hip Dysplasia
What HD is, and figures on the prevalance of HD in the main breeds in the USofA - GSDs are 40th best, with 19% graded as dysplastic
http://www.offa.org/hipinfo.html 		loreleikennels
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Relativity of Nutrition to Development of Skeletal Diseases
A 1997 article about the effect of dietary elements & amounts on skeletal development, and dysplasias.
http://ilovemypet.com/jackart.html 		loreleikennels
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Research into Elbow Dysplasia and Hip Dysplasia
A March 2004 Finnish research report written at vet-level showing how the genetic & environmental factors are being sorted out
http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v92/n5/full/6800434a.html 		loreleikennels
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Research into Hip Dysplasia
A November 2005 Finnish research report written at vet-level showing how the genetic & environmental factors are being sorted out
http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/97/1/13 		loreleikennels
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Surgery for a dysplastic hip
Femoral Head and Neck Resection ; with text & photos
http://www.thepetcenter.com/sur/fhn.html 		loreleikennels
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Surgery; and other treatments for HD
Pectineal Myotomy, Femoral Wedge Osteotomy, Triple Pelvic Osteotomy
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1687007 		loreleikennels
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The "category" schemes compared
A chart matching 'a'-stamps, OFA, and the continental-Europe schemes
http://www.malinut.com/ref/library/hips/ 		loreleikennels
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XX - page moved & not yet relocated - Diagnosis, treatment, breed averages, suggested screening
The NZVA information pages about the BIF-scoring system; includes diagrams
http://www.vets.org.nz/NZVA/QAPs/Dysplasia/hip/hipdyspl.htm 		loreleikennels
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