09 - musculoskeletal system (cont) Flashcards
(musculoskeletal infections: septic arthritis, tenosynovitis)
(musculoskeletal infections: septic arthritis, tenosynovitis)
- tx?
(musculoskeletal infections: septic arthritis, tenosynovitis)
- prog?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(angular limb deformities)
- causes in neonates?
- in adults?
- laxity or flaccidity or periarticular structures, incomplete ossification of cuboidal bones, excessive growth, trauma to physis
- secondary to severe lameness (ALD is an overload injury that occurs in contralateral limb)
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(angular limb deformities)
- valgus = ?
- varus = ?
- lateral (L!)
- medial
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(angular limb deformities)
- tx?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(flexural limb deformities)
- young, growing horses
- congenital (caused by what)?
- acquired how?
- seen as what?
- locoweed or influenza of mare
- trauma, disuse, excessive feeding, mineral imbalance
- hyperflexion of the limb
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(flexural limb deformities)
- Cx and Dx?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(flexural limb deformities)
- tx?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(flexural limb deformities)
- prog?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(osteochondrosis)
- failure of what?
results in what?
leads to what?
- endochondral ossificiation
excessively thickened regions of cartilage
either fragmentation of cartilage, formation of cartilage flap, or subchondral cyst
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(osteochondrosis)
- disease of young horses
- contributing facotrs?
- genetics, nutrition (high energy intake), high gworth rate
diets deficient in copper or with excessive zinc/phosphorus
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(osteochondrosis)
- what 4 joints get?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(osteochondrosis)
- Cx and Dx?
(developmental orthopedic disease)
(osteochondrosis)
- tx?