Could it be the joint can fuse together as they do will some horses with age? Theresa -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 7/21/14, MORGAN LEWIS <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: IF that is true, then why are we seeing so many coming back NORMAL on the 2nd set of x rays?? Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 7/21/14, Cyndi Flautt <caretti1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: UAP and OCD can be seen easily on an X-Ray. FCP is more difficult... so the OFA assumes that an elbow that has any bony changes at all, has FCP... But since they can't actually see the FCP, they name the secondary changes (DJD) If we did MRI's of the elbow, all of those DJD diagnoses should ( in theory) change to FCP. I assume someone did studies to verify what the OFA says... Would be nice to know how many MRI's or surgery cases were evaluated. The OFA will tell you that any DJD with negative UAP and OCD, is caused by FCP.... But how do they really know???? I think they err on the side of caution, which in their case is understandable. Cyndi Flautt www.carettigsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================