Arthritis Flashcards
What is arthropathy?
Any joint disease
What is arthrosis?
A joint; “wear and tear” (human term)
What is arthritis?
Inflammation within a joint
What is polyarthritis?
Inflammation within several joints simultaneously
What is an osteophyte?
Outgrowth of bone; forms at synovial or articular margins
Where do enthesiophytes form?
Tendon/ligament attachments
What is a joint mouse?
Mobile fragment within a joint
Loose osteophyte or fragment of cartilage
What is a joint capsule?
Sac that encloses a joint
What does the suffix “-rrhaphy” mean?
To suture in place; to close
What is ankylosis?
Spontaneous fusion of a joint
End stage of joint disease
What is arthrodesis?
Surgical fusion of a joint
Define “arthrotomy”
Incision into a joint
What are the 3 types of joints?
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Synovial
- Elbow, hip, stifle, SI, vertebral facets
- Fibrous
- Skull, tooth sockets
- Cartilaginous
- Symphyses, growth plates
What is osteoarthritis?
- Aberrant repair of articular cartilage –> degradation of articular cartilage
- Altered subchondral bone metabolism
- Periarticular osteophytosis
- Synovial inflammation (synovitis)
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How can you differentiate between inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis?
Joint tap
Determine whether highly cellular or not
How is the treatment of inflammatory arthritis different from that of non-inflammatory arthritis?
Inflammatory = medical treatment
Non-inflammatory = surgical treatment
What is the sub-classification of inflammatory arthritis?
- Infectious
- Bacterial (aka, septic), fungal, mycoplasmal, etc.
- Non-infectious (immune-mediated)
- Erosive (e.g., rheumatoid), non-erosive
What causes primary arthritis? What species is it more common in?
- Idiopathic
- Don’t know what the underlying cause is
- Highly unusual in dogs
- Relatively more common in cats
How does secondary arthritis differ from primary arthritis?
- (DJD)
- Developmental (OCD, hip dysplasia)
- Acquired (trauma, neoplasia)