Total Hip Replacement in Dogs

[@Sehyo]

Best explanation of the Biomedtrix implant I seen so far.

[@johnfxdwg]

My 20 month old Caucasian/Malamute has just been diagnosed after visable and xray results. The vet said it was a "stage 3" dysplasia, but haven't found anything regarding the stages of this.. I'm currently living in the Middle East and want to ask important questions of the veterinarian surgeon to be sure he's legit. Any good relevant questions I should be asking of the vet about skills, equipment, procedures, meds, etc. before putting my best girl in their care? it's not that I don't trust the veterinarian surgeon, btu I want to make sure they can explain and account for what needs to be done. Just in parting, thanks to all the vets in this video for their time making this.

[@veterinaryreferralcenter6048]

Hi John. Our recommendation would be to consider how affected your dog is to you. If you feel your dog is painful for the lifestyle you want your dog to lead, despite conservative management (including pain management) then you should consider surgical intervention. Radiographs on dogs with hip dysplasia very dramatically and they do not necessarily correlate with pain. So we always have to look at the patient. If you are considering having a hip replacement performed I would strongly recommend finding a board certified surgeon with experience and training in total hip arthroplasty. Ideally with at least a few years of experience in hip replacement surgery. You may want to ask how many they are performing per year. An average of 1 per month is enough to keep skills up. Lastly, make sure you ask about complication rate and what complications they have experienced. If they have never experienced a complication then I would worry they have not done enough hip replacements. Best of luck with your dog.

[@johnfxdwg]

​@@veterinaryreferralcenter6048thank y'all SO MUCH for the reply! Im driving myself crazy trying to find all the information I can. You're reply is greatly appreciated!