Hip Scoring

We have kindly been given an article about hip scoring by Verity Griffiths. 

Hip dysplasia, characterised by instability of the hip joint, is a common and
often debilitating orthopaedic condition affecting many of the larger breed
dogs. It is generally considered that puppies are born with normal
conformation of the hip joint i.e. a smoothly fitting ball-and-socket joint

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