Joints Flashcards
Kind of joint found between cannon and splint bones
Fibrous
Kind of joint found between skull bones and in teeth sockets
Fibrous
Kind of joints between pelvic or mandible symphasis
Cartilaginous
End of a bone is articulating w another bone. Surfaces of bone are covered by cartilage.
Synovial joints
What kind of joint? Stifle, elbow, fetlock
Synovial
Space between the bones in a synovial joint is called
Joint cavity or articular cavity
Cartilage plates that help ends of bones fit together better
Meniscus (menisci)
Cranial cructiate runs _____ in the knee
(From bottom) cranial to caudal
The caudal cruciate in the knee runs_____
Caudal to cranial ( from bottom)
Fluid in a joint is called
Synovial fluid
What to do if cruciate ligaments get torn
Get a drawer sign
How to do a drawer sign
Bend leg slightly and nice femur and tibia in opposite directions to see if loose
Damage to a joint leads to
Arthritis or DJD (degenerative joint disease)
Arthritis is also called
DJD, degenerative joint disease
When bacteria gets into a joint
Septic arthritis
Puncture into a joint can cause what kind of infection
Exogenous
A navel infections is a
Endogenous infection
Why it’s hard to treat joint infections w antibiotics
Hard for antibiotics to get into joint cavity
How many patellar tendons humans, dogs, and cats have
1
The patellar tendon attached the
Patella to the tibia
How many patellar branches horses have
3
How the stay apparatus works in horses
The medial and middle ligaments lock over the medial knob of the trochlea
How to fix a horse that can’t unlock its patella
Back it up, in chronic cases cut the medial patellar tendon
Word for dislocation
Luxation
Partial dislocation
Subluxation
Arthritis definition
Inflammation or infection of a joint
Define sprain
Stretching of ligaments around a joint
Define OCD
Osteochondrosis dessicans
Degeneration of articular cartilage in the joint
OCD is common in
Young, dogs and horses
DJD
Degenerative joint disease
Another name for arthritis.
Genetic and nutritional disease esp. of large and giant breed dogs.
Acetabulum too shallow, femoral head too flat.
Hip dysplasia
CCL and ACL
Caudal cruciate ligament and anterior cruciate ligament (cranial)
Conservative treatment for injured ACL or CCL
Weight loss, NSAID (anti inflammatory drug), exercise modification
Secondary injury to untreated ACL or CCL injury
Tear in meniscal cartilage
Osteoarthritis
How to fix patellar luxation
Use wire to place tendon over patella so won’t pop out
Subluxations can be fixed by a
Chiropractor
What arthritis looks like on an X-ray
Short little spurs develop in joint
A bowed tendon
Inflammation of a tendon in a horse, heals w a “bowed” appearance
