Explaining elbow dysplasia - Page 1

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Most elbow injuries and elbow dysplasia in dogs have an environmental component. What causes elbow problems and knee problems in human?? Dogs carry 60% of their weight and much more torque and lateral forces on their front legs. A dog uses his front legs more like a human uses his legs, knees, and ankles. Turning at high speed for a football player ( be he/she soccer or American type ) is almost all legs and the same is in dogs. The idea that bad elbows are primarily genetic is a laugh unless injuries to football players are primarily genetic. Knee problems in soccer players are epidemic due to repetitive motions and physical injuries. The same methods of repair can be used for dogs and humans because the injuries are similar. Surgery and physical rehabilitation are used to repair injuries but proper physical conditioning and avoiding repetitive motion injuries and physical trauma are the keys to prevention.

http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/knee_problems/

Elbow and knee problems in humans are almost never attributed to anything other than use, abuse, or injury.  Dogs place much more stress on the front legs than humans place on their arms ... most are injuries to elbows in humans are not attributed the inheritance .. it is seldom even mentioned. Orthopedic problems in retired greyhounds below.

http://pets.thenest.com/orthopedic-injuries-greyhounds-6608.html

 

fully agree with bubba,
might add to that that IMO todays dogfood plays a big role, were the overdoses of artificial proteins and vitamins in puppyfood makes the bones grow too fast and weaker in the time of growing up,

I personally see a lot of fractures in elbows of young,high drive german shepherds I test for policework, which are 100% non genetic ,

Thank you bubba & Duke