Flexural deformities Flashcards
Flexural deformities
hyperflexion of a limb and results from disparity in length of the musculotendinous unit relative to bone length
Forms of flexural deformities
Congenital
Acquired
Treatment for
Congenital flexural deformity
Exercise Shoeing splints oxytetracycline cast
Clinical signs of Digital Hyperextension
tow elevated from the ground
Sinking fetlock
Treatment for Bilateral contracted tendons
SDFT + DDFT tenotomy
Causes of acquired flexor tendon laxity
OCD arthritis wounds trauma prolonged external coaptation
What are the effects of immobilization?
weakening of soft tissue supporting structures: flexor tendons
Articular laxity
What is the treatment for septic carpitis?
Slaughter
Treatment for flexural deformity caused by humeral fracture
Slaughter
Treatment of extensor tendon rupture
fetlock supporter shoe
toe extensions
superior check ligament desmotomy
What is the pathogenesis of club foot?
fast growing foals where the bones grow faster than tendons
What are the flexural deformities at distal interphalangeal joint?
Club foot
contracted tendons
Clinical signs of club foot
“boxy” appearance
growth at heels
break in hoof pastern angle
weight bearing on toe
Treatment of club foot
Controlled exercise nutrition - reduce intake trim heel toe extension inferior check ligament desmotomy
