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Condition	Common Breeds with Highest Odds Ratio
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (avascular necrosis of the femoral head)	Australian Shepherd, Chihuahua, Miniature Pinscher, Pug, Toy Poodle, West Highland White Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier
Elbow dysplasia
Fragmented medial coronoid process	Bernese Mountain Dog, Bullmastiff, German Shepherd Dog, Irish Wolfhound, Labrador Retriever, Rottweiler, Saint Bernard
Ununited anconeal process	Bernese Mountain Dog, Mastiff, Rottweiler
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
Shoulder	Bernese Mountain Dog, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Irish Wolfhound, Labrador Retriever Large-breed dogs, especially German Shepherd Dog, Rottweiler Sporting breeds
Elbow	Chow Chow, Golden Retriever, Great Dane, Labrador Retriever, Newfoundland, Rottweiler
Stifle	Boxer, Bulldog, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Mastiff, Rottweiler
Hock	Bullmastiff, Labrador Retriever, Rottweiler
Medial shoulder instability/subluxation	Chihuahua, Dachshund, Pekinese, Shetland Sheepdog, Toy Poodle
Angular limb deformity (premature growth plate closure)
Pes varus	Dachshund
Pes valgus	Collie, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, Shetland Sheepdog
Genu valgum (knock-knee)	Small-breed dogs
Genu varum (bowlegs)	Large-breed dogs
Luxating patella
Medial	Maltese, Pomeranian, Toy Poodle, Yorkshire Terrier
Lateral	Akita, Bulldog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Chinese Shar-Pei, Great Pyrenees
Poor tibial plateau angle resulting in cranial cruciate ligament injury/rupture	Airedale Terrier, Alaskan Malamute, American Staffordshire Terrier, Boxer, Chow Chow, Labrador Retriever, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, Saint Bernard Neutered male, spayed female, and sexually intact female dogs predisposed Akita, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and Mastiff were also predisposed; obesity a risk factor