Read R A, Robins G M
Vet Rec. 1982 Sep 25;111(13):295-8. doi: 10.1136/vr.111.13.295.
A condition has been recognised in five young dogs in which the proximal tibia exhibited cranial bowing. This altered conformation, sometimes accompanied by bow legs (genu varum), occurs bilaterally, but to differing degrees. The deformity apparently altered the biomechanics of the stifle joint so that degenerative joint disease and rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament followed in four of the five dogs. The aetiology is unknown, but the most likely cause appears to be retardation of growth in the caudal aspect of the proximal tibial physis. Treatment involving surgical techniques to correct the joint instability was only moderately successful.
在五只幼犬中发现了一种情况，即胫骨近端出现前弓。这种形态改变有时伴有膝内翻，双侧发生，但程度不同。这种畸形显然改变了膝关节的生物力学，导致五只狗中有四只出现退行性关节病和前交叉韧带断裂。病因不明，但最可能的原因似乎是胫骨近端骨骺尾侧生长迟缓。采用手术技术纠正关节不稳定的治疗仅取得了一定程度的成功。
