THE CANINE CEMENTED MODULAR TOTAL HIP-PROSTHESIS

Total hip replacement (THR) is well established as a treatment modalit y for dogs with noninfectious, nonneoplastic, disabling conditions of the coxofemoral joint. Since the mid 1970s, a fixed-head prosthesis ha s been used in this procedure. A modular prosthesis, which is based on many of the technical advances found in human prostheses, now is avai lable for use in veterinary medicine. The prosthesis, surgical instrum entation, surgical technique, and clinical results have been evaluated in a prospective study conducted at The Ohio State University's Colle ge of Veterinary Medicine. The modular prosthesis provides results equ al to or better than the fixed-head prosthesis.