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Table 1 Clinical data, lameness, pain and musculature scores (veterinary locomotor and physical examination questionnaire)

From: Use of clinical and computed tomography findings to assess long-term unsatisfactory outcome after femoral head and neck ostectomy in four large breed dogs

Case

Case data

Pain score

Lameness score

Musculature score

Reason to perform FHNO

1.

Four years old, 31 kg, male

Discomfort during extension of the hip (turns itself)
 (score 1)

Persistent severe weight-bearing lameness (score 4)

Decreased musculature of the hip and thigh regions (score 1)

Chronic coxofemoral luxation

2.

Five years old, 27 kg, female

Severe pain during extension of the hip (attempts to bite) (score 2)

Persistent non-weight-bearing lameness (score 5)

Atrophy of the musculature of the hip and thigh regions (score 2)

Osteoarthritis due to hip dysplasia

3.

Nine years old, 35 kg, female

Discomfort during extension of the hip (turns itself)
 (score 1)

Persistent severe weight-bearing lameness (score 4)

Decreased musculature of the hip and thigh regions (score 1)

Fracture of the femoral neck

4.

Two years old, 30 kg, female

Discomfort during extension of the hip (turns itself)
 (score 1)

Persistent severe weight-bearing lameness (score 4)

Decreased musculature of the hip and thigh regions (score 1)

Chronic coxofemoral luxation