Much has been written in hip dysplasia in dogs but, studying for my veterinary surgery exam, I am discovering things that owners and breeders usually do not know. A few days ago, I posted something on the biomechanics of the hip joint on Facebook and people asked for more information… Here I am! To work properly, a joint , any joints, shall be properly built: joint surfaces should be congruent, if they are not, some parts of the joint will have to bear more weight than others. Scientific studies have demonstrated that the maximum load cartilage can tolerate is 1kg/mm2. Prieur, a veterinarian, in 1980 published a very interesting research…