OFA>>Boarderline or makeup your mind<< - Page 1

I was wondering why you would pay between $100.00 -- $500.00 to get this for your answer.........

Borderline: there is no clear cut consensus between the radiologists to place the hip into a given category of normal or dysplastic. There is usually more incongruency present than what occurs in the minor amount found in a fair but there are no arthritic changes present that definitively diagnose the hip joint being dysplastic. There also may be a bony projection present on any of the areas of the hip anatomy illustrated above that can not accurately be assessed as being an abnormal arthritic change or as a normal anatomic variant for that individual dog. To increase the accuracy of a correct diagnosis, it is recommended to repeat the radiographs at a later date (usually 6 months). This allows the radiologist to compare the initial film with the most recent film over a given time period and assess for progressive arthritic changes that would be expected if the dog was truly dysplastic. Most dogs with this grade (over 50%) show no change in hip conformation over time and receive a normal hip rating; usually a fair hip phenotype.


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Read the bottom line... Does that suck you in like a good cigar or what, do it again, (pay for an x-ray AGAIN, we almost
guarantee you'll get a passing grade

Use the SV

What is the benefit of using the SV over OFA.  Not being a smart butt, I just don't know.
Teri 

Well for one thing the person that grades hips for the SV is a hip specialist as they have a elbow specialist. All hips graded through the SV are done by the hip guy and all dogs elbows are done by the elbow guy. The SV uses a system called the Norberg angle not just someones opinion . OFA opinions are all over the place.  I will never use them again.

Oh, c'mon.  They're simply telling you that they see a bony projection and have no way of knowing if it's a progressive arthritic change or perhaps just the way that dog is built.  So they were honest and told you that.  If you x-ray again in 6 months, if it's arthritic you'll probably be able to see degenerative changes, and if it's exactly the same, then it's probably just the way that dog is.

Why are you all bent out of shape because they were honest with you?  Do you want them to lie?  Do you want them to say your dog is dysplastic and NOT give him the benefit of the doubt?

Redo them.
A friend's bitch went borderline (ZW of 79). 12 months later they went moderate.
--Mary

Borderline?  I thought ZW 100 was "average"?

Thanks B.Anderson,

You might have told me already to use the SV, this time I'll take your advice, you seem to know what you're taking about
in many of your posts, you can back up your opinions, I like that,

Thanks again,
       Paula