Final: OA/ OCD, Shoulder, Elbow Flashcards
When would you use a DCP (dynamic compression plate) on a carpal injury?
When you want to perform a pancarpal arthodesis because the antebrahiocarpal joint is abnormal and all 3 joints need to be fused (do in conjunction w/removal of all cartilage and cancellous bone graft)
Place on dorsal surface
BEST TREATMENT FOR CARPAL LUXATIONS, antebrachial carpal injuries
More commonly done tha partial carpal arthodesis
What are the indications for surgical treatment of a shoulder luxation?
Chronic/recurrent/unstable luxation
Accompanying fractures (e.g. HBC injuries)
What is the most mobile joint in the carpus? Tarsus?
Antebrachiocarpal joint
Tibiotarsal/Talocrural joint
I.e. these are least likely to be affected by luxations
What is the recommended treatment for collateral injury of the tarsus/carpus?
Surgical mgmt- reconstruction/replacement of the ligamenets
Splint + rest not helpful alone, ESF can help joint stay stable while soft tissue trauma is healing
What are the 3 steps to surgically repairing a shoulder luxation?
- Arthrotomy (to evaluate/reduce joint)
- Glenohumeral ligament (MGHL) repair
- Imbrication/repair of capsule (during closure)
What are the 5 risk factors for OA?
Advanced age
Size and growth rate (large breed dogs)
Obesity
Repeated trauma and mechanical stress
Breed/genetics
Which of the following are medial and which are lateral on the tarsus?
Trochlea of the talus
Calcaneous
Metatarsal bone I
Metatarsal bone V
Central tarsal bone
_Medial:_Trochlea, MT I, central tarsal bone
Lateral: Calcaneous, MT V
T/F: Excess weight will accelerate the expression of OA/DJD.
True
No such thing as too thin for any dog w/OA
Why are corticosteroids not recommended with DJD?
Steroids depress chrondrocyte metabolism and alter the matrix and can affect collagen formation, so they have long term deleterious effects
What is the typical signalment for congenital shoulder luxation?
Small or Toy breed dog
3-10 months of age
Shetland sheepdog, Collie, Elkhound too
What can you do to treat pain due to end-stage OCD in the tarsocrural joint?
Tarsocrural arthodensis
Fuse in standing angle, remove articular cartilage, pack w/bone graft, rigid fixation
What does it indicate if a dog is chewing at his toes that are peaking out of the bottom of a bandage?
Bandage too tight
What is the purpose of curettaging in OCD surgery?
To stimulate fibrocartilage
What type of disease (infectious, non-infectious nonerosive, non-infectious erosive, non-inflammatory) shows the following radiographic signs:
Joint space collapse
Multiple joints affected
No bony changes
Noninfectious Nonerosive
What breeds are predisposed to infraspinatus contracture?
Hunting breeds
(Spaniels, Pointers, Retreivers)
GSD are particularly predisposed to what form of elbow displasia?
UAP
How many tarsal bones are there?
7
Which portion of the tarsal collateral ligament is taut only in extension? Which is taut in both flexion and extension?
Long- Extension only
Short- Extension and flexion
What type of incongruity is associated with UAP? FCP?
UAP- short ulna + long radius
FCP- short radius + long ulna
What diagnostic can you use to definitively establish whether joint disease is inflammatory or not?
Arthrocentesis
Shoulder instability will cause medial instability and an increased ______ angle. Normal is ___ degrees, abnormal is over ___ degrees. Many clinical causes fall between these values.
Abduction
30
50
What surgical treatment is indicated for shoulder OCD?
Via arthroscopy:
First remove flap and lavage joint
Then debride bone with curette/shaver
What are 3 options for post-op immobilization after a calcanean tendon repair?
External fixator
Splint
Giant lag screw (from calcaneous to tibia)
Often combo of these
What stess laterally deviates the limb? Medially?
VaLgus= Lateral
Vargus = Medial
What supporting structure(s) is/are most commonly affected with shoulder instability?
Medial structures: Medial glenohumeral ligament, Suprascapularis tendon
Where do OCD lesions on the tarsus occur?
Talus
What joint condition is this posture associated with? Describe the posture in terms of what is adducted and what is externally rotated.
MCD (medial compartment disease)
“Toed out” posture
Elbow adducted
Toes/rest of limb abducted
Taking strain of medial compartment
Is osteoarthritis/osteoarthosis inflammatory or not?
Non-inflammatory DJD
What surgery is this? When is it indicated? Describe what’s going on.
Partial carpal arthodesis
When antebrachiocarpal joint is healthy
Middle and carpometacarpal joints are fused using a T-Plate (or pins)
If IOHC (incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle) presents to you with no displacement or fractures, how do you treat?
Single lag screw through condyles
T/F: End-stage DJD is OCD.
False, end stage OCD = DJD
What motions elicit pain in a dog with OCD of the shoulder? What radiographic view is diagnostic
Hyperextension
Flexion
Lateral view (early on will see flattening of humeral head, eventually a saucer-shaped divit/flap forms)
OCD is a bilateral disease. Does it usualy present with bilateral lameness?
No, unilateral
Which ligaments need to be ‘replaced’ during collateral ligament replacement surgery on the carpus? Tarsus?
Carpus= short ligaments (medial = straight and 2 oblique ligs, lateral= straight only)
Tarsus= short and long ligaments
Tarsus = Two; carPus = pus(sy cats) are short
What nutritional supplements help to with inflammation? Which one prevent further damage?
Anti-inflammatory = Omega 3 FAs
Chrondroprotectants = Glucosamine/Chondroiten, Avocado Soybean Unsaponifiables (ASU)
What is the most stable option for primary tendon repair after a calcanean rupture?
3-loop pulley