Two canine total hip replacements were performed. In one case, caudal luxation was observed 72 hours after the surgery, and it was treated by the closed reduction method, maintaining the Ehmer's sling for 15 days. The second case evoluted favourably without any postsurgical complication. Both patients were periodically evaluated during the 18 months that followed the surgery, showing a satisfactory clinical performance, that suggests the efficacy of the surgical technique.
dog; hip dysplasia; surgery; total hip prostheses; osteoarthroses
