Exam 1 - Equine Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Exam

Question 1

what components make up the equine musculoskeletal exam?

Answer 1

physical exam, musculoskeletal exam, flexion, hoof testers, & motion exam

Question 2

what side of the horse should you start on for a physical exam?

Answer 2

left

Question 3

what diagnostic test differentiates between flexor tendonitis & inflammation of subcutaneous tissues?

Answer 3

ultrasound

Question 4

is this effusion or edema?

Answer 4

edema - pits

Question 5

what is the layman’s term for this condition?

Answer 5

bog spavin - tarsocrural effusion

Question 6

what are some causes of bog spavin?

Answer 6

synovitis, OCD, collateral ligament injury, & OA

Question 7

what causes medial hock remodeling?

Answer 7

lower hock OA

Question 8

what is the layman’s term for this condition?

Answer 8

bone spavin

Question 9

what causes osseous pastern remodeling?

Answer 9

pastern OA

Question 10

what is the layman’s term for this condition?

Answer 10

high ring bone

Question 11

what is the layman’s term for this condition?

Answer 11

wind puffs - DFTS effusion

Question 12

what causes DFTS effusion?

Answer 12

tenosynovitis

Question 13

what are the easiest landmarks to identify when evaluating the stifle joint?

Answer 13

patellar ligaments - lateral, middle, & medial

Question 14

T/F: when picking up the hind limb of a horse, you should always be facing the back end of the horse

Answer 14

true

Question 15

what causes this condition? what is it called?

Answer 15

poor bandage application - bandage isn’t smooth

bowed tendons, banana bows

Question 16

what is windpuffs?

Answer 16

effusion/distension in the palmar pouch of the metacarpophalangeal joint (fetlock joint)