Bone Spavin P1 Fractures

Question 1

What joints are affected by bone spavin?

Answer 1

Distal intertarsal (DIT)
&
Tarsometatarsal (TMT)

{usu. medial aspect of jt}

Question 2

What conformation is this?

Answer 2

sickle-hocked

Question 3

What conformation is this?

Answer 3

Cow-hocked
{knock-kneed}

Question 4

What radiographic view is this?

Answer 4

Lateral!

radiolucent line is a joint

Question 5

What radiographic view is pictured?

Answer 5

Dorsal-plantar
{DP}

Question 6

What are the causes of bone spavin?

Answer 6

Chronic repetitive compression;
Torsion;
Shear strains

Question 7

What radiographic view is pictured?

Answer 7

Dorsal-Lateral Plantar-Medial Oblique
DLPMO

Question 8

What radiographic view is this?

Answer 8

Dorsal-Medial Plantar-Lateral Oblique
​DMPLO

Question 9

What are the major advantages of cunean tenectomy?

Answer 9

decreases rotational & shearing forces;

rated as excellent-good prognosis

Question 10

Which joints do we not want alcohol going into?

Answer 10

Tibiotarsal {TT}
& Prox InterTarsal joint {PIT}