Luxação lateral de patela em um Poodle toy
Dal-Bó, Ísis dos SantosFerreira, Márcio PolettoAlievi, Marcelo MellerSilva, Luciana Machado daNóbrega, Fernanda SilveiraGonzalez, Paula Cristina SieczkowskiBeck, Carlos Afonso de Castro
Luxating patella is one of the most frequent conditions of the stifle joint in dogs and it can evolve into a degenerative joint disease. The occurrence of the condition can be medial or lateral, unilateral or bilateral. Its origin can be traumatic or congenital and, additionally, it may undergo genetic and environmental influence. Lateral luxation is more common in large breed dogs, and it can rarely affect medium and small breeds, whilst medial luxation is more common in small breed dogs. The classification of patellar luxation comprises four grades, according to the patellar position, clinical signs and seriousness of the bone deformities found. The diagnosis is made based on the clinical evaluation, associated with a radiographic evaluation. The present study aims at describing a case of bilateral grade 3 lateral luxating patella in a Toy Poodle dog.(AU)
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