Table 4.

Number of dogs treated with gold implantation and a control group that showed changes in the signs of hip dysplasia, according to their owners' general impressions of their dog's behaviour in its daily life after 24 months of treatment.

Treatment group	No pain signs	Large improvement in signs	Moderate improvement in signs	No change in signs	Moderate deterioration in signs	Severe deterioration in signs	Total
GG	3	19	10	0	2	0	34
PG	1	12	9	2	5	3	32
GG+PG (pooled)	4	31	19	2	7	3	66
PC (control)	0	0	1	2	4	0	7

For abbreviations see Table 1