LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES DISEASE IN DOGS - HISTOLOGICAL AND ULTRASTRUCTURALINVESTIGATIONS

The authors describe light, transmission, and scanning electron micros copical features of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) in 14 dogs. Part icular emphasis was placed on scanning electron microscopy which was h elpful in documenting changes of the bony epiphysis and articular cart ilage in LCPD. Furthermore, modalities through which alterations of th e anatomical connections between subchondral spongeosa bone and articu lar cartilage, mainly responsible for symptoms of the disease, are est ablished and also were studied by scanning electron microscopy.