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1. What are the 2 main parts of the acetabulum?
2. What are the 3 stabilizers of the hip?
3. What are four secondary stabilizers of the hip joint?
4. What percent of all joint luxations affect the hip joint?
5. What percent of hip luxation are due to trauma?
6. What percent of dogs with hip luxation have co-morbidities?
7. Why are most hip luxations craniodorsal?
8. What is the characteristic stance of the limb with craniodorsal luxation? Ventral luxation?
9. What are the 3 landmarks used to determine if the hip is in normal position?
10. What orthopedic tests can be used to diagnose a craniodorsal hip luxation. 
11. Which radiographic view can be lead to a misdiagnosis of hip luxation?
12. Why is it important to have perfect pelvic position on the ventrodorsal view?
13. Regarding patient position for hip coverage, how does obturator foramen size/shape affect acetabular depth?
14. What are three contraindications for closed hip reduction?
15. Describe how to perform a closed hip reduction. 
16. What is the success rate of closed hip reduction?
17. What are the 3 functions of a properly placed Ehmer sling?
18. What support is used after closed reduction of a ventral hip luxation?
19. What is the overall success of open hip reduction?
20. What is the surgical approach for a dorsal versus central hip luxation?
21. What are contradictions for open hip reduction?
22. What are the 3 types of hip joint capsule tears? Which kind of tear is amenable to capsulorrhaphy?
23. What are the various types of surgical procedures used for open hip reduction?
24. What is the complication rate and types of complications that are experienced with the DeVita pin technique?

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