What is osteochondritis?
Osteochondrosis is a disease that occurs in young growing dogs that results in an interruption to the normal growth of bone and cartilage in the joints. There are multiple forms of osteochondrosis and the resulting effects depend on several factors including:
- the joint/joints affected
- the location within the joint
- the severity of the defect
- the degree of arthritis present in the joint
Some of the conditions that are caused by osteochondrosis include: