Re: [pyrnet] OCD of the shoulder

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/16/01 7:57:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, lmweisser@home.com writes:


> ".  Except that it doesn't.  No matter what the
> dog looks like, those tiny little grains of cartilage remain in the joint
> and can well create problems in the future.  Dr Brown showed us some pretty
> startling x-rays demonstrating this. Rest and conservative treatment may
> well be enough for a lot of dogs.  Just be aware that it will not give the
> results that surgery will.


Does he think that there is always joint pathology?  I had "assumed" that there would be joints without the loose bodies and cartilage damage that would respond to conservative treatment. 

Joe