Diseases Of K9/Fel Flashcards
Long bone fx
Violence, dz, repeated stress 775% car accident
Long hone fx clinical signs
HX of trauma, pain J lameness) deformity) function
Long bone fx treatment
Reduction and fixation
Methods of fixation
Splints
Casts
Bone plates
Long bone fx healing time
5-8w
CCL rupture
Stifle injury
CCL
’ Crucial ligament injury
50% Of CCL injury results in
Meniscal injury
Clinical signs of CCL
Acute onset
Non-weight bearing
Internal tibia rotation
+/-stifle effusion
CCL injury de
Cranial drawer movement
Tibia compression test
Radiographs
Patellar luxation congenital
-3rd distal part of former
-Shallow trochlear sulcus and a poorly developed medial ridge
-Medial bowing of the proximal tibia
Lateral patellar luxatipn
Weight range for patients whip dysplasia
11-12 kg
Hip dysplasia factors
- Genetic predisposition
▪ Environmental and dietary factors
▪ Disparity between muscle mass and the developing skeletal system
Hip dysplasia forms
Acetabular or femoral
Acetabular hip dysplasia
Shallow acetabulum, most common
Femoral hip dysplasia
OCD abbreviation
Osteochondrosis dissecans
OCD meaning /define
Degeneration or aseptic necrosis of bone
and cartilage
OCD results
- reossification
▪ Results in a dissecting cartilage flap w/ inflammatory joint changes
▪ Underlying defect in endochondral ossification
OCD joints affected
▪ Shoulder – most common
▪ Stifle
▪ Hock
▪ Elbow
OCD clinical signs
Lameness in large-breed dogs (3-18 months of age)
Panosteitis
intermittent
lameness in medium and large-breed dogs
▪ 6-8 months old
Panosteitis treatment
Analgesics and anti-inflammatories
Bone tumor affects:
▪ Distal radius
▪ Proximal humerus
▪ Distal femur
▪ Proximal tibia
Bone tumor clinical signs
▪ Lameness
▪ Weight loss
▪ Severe pain, especially over the affected bone
▪ Swelling in the affected limb
Bone tumor time left
6-12m
