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Hip scoring is a procedure used to determine the degree of hip dysplasia in dogs and other animals and reporting the findings in a standard way. The hip score is the sum of the points awarded for each of nine radiographic features of both hip joints.
The British Veterinary Association uses the following criteria to determine hip score:
Norberg Angle
Subluxation
Cranial Acetabular Edge
Dorsal Acetabular Edge
Cranial Effective Acetabular Rim
Acetabular Fossa
Caudal Acetabular Edge
Femoral Head/Neck Exostosis
Femoral Head Recontouring
The lower the score, the less the degree of dysplasia present. The minimum (best) score for each hip is zero, and the maximum (worst) is 53, giving a range for the total of 0 to 106. Each hip is scored separately under the BVA, so within the UK scores are usually displayed as two numbers separated by a forward slash (e.g. 2/6). The highest score of one of both hips (BVA) is taken to provide a score for international comparison.
The following table compares the scores recognised by Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde (SV).
OFA (USA)
FCI (European)
BVA (UK/Australia) 1 Hip
SV (Germany)
E
A-1
0
Normal
G
A-2
1-3
Normal
F
B-1
4-6
Normal
B
B-2
7-8
Fast ["almost"] Normal
M
C
9-18
Noch Zugelassen ["still permitted/allowed"]
Mod
D
19-30
Mittlere ["intermediate"]
S
E
>30
Schwere ["heavy"/"severe"]
British Veterinarian Association[1]
The average hip scores in the year 2005 for popular breeds from Australia are tabulated below:
(Scores of both hips together)
Breed
Average score
Airedale Terrier
13
Alaskan Malamute
11
Beauceron
14
Belgian Shepherd
9
Bernese Mountain Dog
11
Border Collie
9
Bull Mastiff
23
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
15
Curly Coated Retriever
11
Dogue de Bordeaux
22
Doberman
9
German Shepherd Dog
13
Golden Retriever
16
Irish Setter
15
Japanese Akita
11
Labrador Retriever
12
Mastiff
11
Newfoundland
21
Old English Sheep Dog
17
Rhodesian Ridgeback
7
Rottweiler
10
Samoyed
19
Siberian Husky
6
St. Bernard
18
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
12
Weimaraner
10
^British Veterinarian Association, BVA, about Hip Scores.
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