Massimo Vignoli DMV, SRV, Giuseppe Sarli DMV, Federica Rossi DMV, SRV, Rossella Terragni DMV, SPCAA, Luigi Pozzi DMV
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, Volume 43, First published: 19 May 2005
Abstract
A Boxer puppy had an unusual dysplastic lesion of the distal epiphysis of the left femur. Biopsy and CT examination were performed. A diagnosis of dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica (DEH) was made. To the investigators knowledge, this condition has not been described before in animals. DEH is a growth disorder involving preferentially the medial compartment of the lower limbs, and it is associated with epiphyseal hypertrophy and delayed mineralization.
