Hip X-Ray Opinions Please....and Thank You - Page 1

I know, another hip x-ray opinion request.  I've been on pins and needles all day and my anxiety is running high.  Just wondering what you think about these.  I'm thinking they are shallow but not dysplastic.  Fair to good?  Uneducated of course, I am basing my thoughts only on the x-rays I have seen posted here.

Would love to see what everyone else has to say since I could be barking up the wrong tree.  Ace turned 2 on Friday and we had his X-Rays done today.

Their digital X-ray machine is undergoing repairs so this is a cll phone photo of the actual film.  Thanks in advance for your opinions.  This is the dog in my Avatar to the left.  Comments on the quality of the positioning would be nice too.  He was under a full general anaesthetic as I had to have a X-Ray taken of his front leg too due to a swollen toe that we could not find a reason for swelling.....even with x-ray could not find a reason for swelling and tenderness but that is another story.

They are a tad shallow, but plenty of coverage and nice and tight. I do see a flat spot on the heads, but so many of the GSDs seem to have that. Positioning looks pretty good. Might be a hair tilted. All of this is JMO but I'd say Good, on a good day, and Fair, on a very bad day.

Combining threads.

Hip X-Ray Opinions Please....Thank You by EuroShepherd on 08 May 2012 - 00:05
Hips look good to me.

Thanks admin. I accidentally posted in the all breed forum when I meant to post here. Thanks Ramage. So I am on the right track then. All I have to go on its what I have learned from other X-rays posted here. Looking forward to hearing what others have to say.

Best guess, OFA fair to good. Flat spots are normal, that's where the ligaments attach.

I agree they are normal, but some people seem to dislike them. Of course, some dogs have worse flat spots than others and I suppose this is where the confusion comes into play.

OFA likes to see flat spots since that is an indication that the knees are rotated inwardly.

The trick is to differintiate between a normal flat spot and a flattening or remodeling of the femoral head due to dysplasia. A significant flat spot can indicate remodeling. It seems like some vets don't understand what they're looking at. I've seen 4 vets look at the same x-ray (in particular a dog with flat spots) and two will say Good, one say Fair, and one say Borderline. So, the issue is whether the OFA vets are having a good or a bad day IMO. That said, I use OFA so I am not knocking them down but am calling it like I see it.  

maybe i'm too optimistic, but i'd say ofa good.  please let us know when you find out.
pjp

Depending one where the flat spots are located, they can be indicative of a dysplastic hip. I don't think that applies to this xray, but OFA can be fickle sometimes and difficult to second guess.