Clinical Relevance- Equine and Canine Thoracic Flashcards
Lable Diagram and describe pictured joint
In a craniolateral approach to the shoulder joint, what muscles will you encounter?
In a craniolateral approach to the shoulder joint, what muscles will you encounter?
- Deep brachial fascia
- Deltoideus muscle
- infraspinatus tendon
- Joint capsul
Boundaries of carpal canal (canine)
Boundaries of Carpal Canal
Dorsal: palmar carpal ligament
Lateral: accessory carpal bone
Palmar: flexor retinaculum
Dorsal Elastic Ligament
Dorsal elastic ligaments are important to claw retraction
Whats up with this dog?
“Knuckling over”
- Symptom: difficulty extending carpus
- Extensors of carpus must be affected
Whats up with this cat?
Localized Tetanus
- Symptom: rigid extension of the elbow
- overstimulation of triceps brachii
Which is what?
What makes this line?
What makes this line?
What ligaments are cut when amputating a digit in cattle?
Proximal and distal interdigital ligaments
Whats up with this horse?
“Flying Scapula”
- Symptom: elevated shoulder blade
- rupture of serratus ventralis muscle
Whats up with this horse?
“popped splints”
Fracture of splint bones due to pressure from carple bones.
** medial splint bone more prone to fracture because weight of carple II rests entirely on that bone, while weight of carple IV is shared by cannon bone and lateral splint bone.
Clinical signifigance of this muscle?
Pectoral muscle= site of IM injections
Clinical signifigance of this spot? (lable borders)
Carpal joint= site for joint injection or collection of joint fluid
Whats up with this horse?
“Bowed tendon”
- Tendinitis of SDF tendon
Whats up with this horse?
Overloading
- Superior check ligament desmotomy removes stress from SDF tendon.
Whats happening in these limbs?
Whats up with this horse?
“Club foot”
- hyperflexion of coffin joint
- Distal check ligament desmotomy
How do you fix tendonitis at the level of the fetlock?
Annular ligament desmotomy
*Removes compression and alleviates pain
Hoof injuries will eventually completely resolve, so long as injury does not affect _____.
Hoof injuries will eventually completely resolve, so long as injury does not affect the coronet band.
