Key Terminology & Definitions - Musculoskeletal II Flashcards
Fibrous joint
United by fibrous tissue (little movement); e.g. sutures (skull), syndesmoses, and gomphoses (periodontal ligament of tooth root)
Sutures
= Cranial sutures, fibrous joints that connect the bones of the skull
Syndesmosis
Complex fibrous joint between two bones and connected by ligaments + strong mem, slight movement e.g. distal tibiofibular syndesmosis/inferior tibiofibular joint
Gomphosis
Fibrous mobile peg-and-socket joint e.g. periodontal ligament (tooth root) + alveolar bone
Cartilaginous joint
Union consists of either hyaline or fibrocartilage or a combination, sub-types = synchondrosis, symphysis
Synchondrosis
Primary cartilaginous joint mainly found in developing skeleton e.g. growth plates
Symphysis
Fibrocartilaginous joint in which the physis (body) of one bone meets the body of another all but two of the symphyses lie in the vertebral (spinal) column, all but one contain fibrocartilage as a constituent tissue
Synovial (diarthrodial) joint
Hyaline articular cartilage, articular capsule, joint space with synovial fluid (ligaments, fibrocartilaginous menisici, more complex, involved in supporting structures, most common joint
Articular cartilage synovial joint anatomy
Has loops of type II collagen embedded in hyaluronic acid matrix, no blood vv. or nerves in cartilage
Joint capsule synovial joint anatomy
Continuous with periosteum
Subchondral bone synovial joint anatomy
More deformable than normal bone, shares load when weight bearing, joint diseases makes bone denser - more strain on cartilage and worse damage e.g. esteosclerosis
Synovial membrane
Comprised of two types of synoviocytes, synovial fluid should be clear, colourless to light yellow + viscous
Type A synoviocytes
Macrophage-like, phagocytose and degrade debris
Type B synoviocytes
Produce synovial fluid (hyaluronic acid and glycosaminoglycans)
Intervertebral disc
Provides elasticity and shock absorption (buffer)
Nucleus pulposus
Intervertebral disc component - water and proteoglycans, few collagen fibres (fluid),
Annulus fibrosus
Intervertebral disc component - collagen fibres and some fibrocartilage (+ hyaline cartilage)
Degenerative joint disease (DJD)
= Osteoarthrosis/degenerative arthropathy, 1^y and 2^y gross lesions are identical (any joint/articular incongruence/misalignment will turn into DJD
Monoarticular
One joint
Polyarticular
Multiple joints
Primary DJD
Inevitable consequence of ageing, no predisposing cause, common incidental finding at PM in old animals
Secondary DJD
Due to an underlying abnormality or injury in the joint, cartilage degenerates prematurely
Osteosclerosis
Abnormal inc in density + hardening of bone
Osteochondromatosis
Benign neoplasm involving synovial mem, cartilage develops by metaplasia of connective tissue cells of mem
Osteophyte
Bony lumps/spurs
Eburnation
Painful bone-on-bone contact causing polishing of articular the surface (complete loss of articular cartilage)
High motion joint e.g. + DJD
Gradual cartilage erosion, subchondral bone sclerosis, chronic synovitis + joint capsule fibrosis -> stiffening e.g. metacarpophalangeal (fetlock) - most commonly affected by DJD, distal interphalangeal joint (coffin joint)
Low motion joint e.g. + DJD
Maximum loading is focused on a small area -> full-thickness cartilage necrosis with limited wearing, can result in ankylosis e.g. hock, proximal interphalangeal joint (pastern joint)
Ankylosis
Abnormal stiffening + immobility of joints due to fusion of the bones
Ringbone
DJD of interphalangeal joints, most common in forelimbs, older horses, early lesion is joint capsule fibrosis, progresses to osteophyte formation + ankylosis later
High ringbone
DJD of proximal interphalangeal joint (pastern joint)
Low ringbone
DJD of distal interphalangeal joint (coffin joint)
Spavin
Gross changes in tarsal/metatarsal, usually on medial aspect, starts as fibrous ankylosis and progresses to bony ankylosis
Bog spavin
Excess synovial fluid in early tarsal DJD (occupying larger area)
Bone spavin
Firm swelling due to bone remodelling in chronic tarsal DJD
Navicular syndrome
Loss of articular cartilage and bone resorption of distal sesamoid bone, periarticular osteophytes form, bone resorption follows nutrient arteries, usually forelimbs, bilateral
Chondrodystrophic breeds
Short legs, long backs e.g. Dachshunds, Basset hounds
Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD)
Mainly dogs, faster in chondrodystrophic breeds, collagen content of nucleus pulposus increases and decrease of proteoglycans with age
Disc herniation
Two types (Hansen type I & II), both usually dorsal (thinner annulus fibrosus than ventral)
Hansen type I IVDD
Massive extrusion of disc material into spinal canal, almost exclusively w/ chondrodystrophic breeds w/ disc degeneration, all discs are mineralised but usually only one herniate, may damage vessels leading to haemorrhage, ascending myelomalacia in some cases, extruded disc promote inflammation, can adhere to dura mater.
Non-chondrodystrophic breeds - can occur due to trauma but liquid disc means milder damage (Hansen type III)
Malacia
Softening and necrosis of nervous tissue - complete loss of architecture and cells
Hansen type II IVDD
Bulging of annulus fibrosis causing protrusion into spinal canal, non-chondrodystrophic breeds, obesity, nucleus pulposus stays mucoid until middle or old age, won’t degenerate, degeneration of annulus fibrosus allows slow protrusion of the disc, common in areas of high vertebral mobility, no rupture and no extrusion of contents = milder clinical signs
Areas of high vertebral mobility
Thoracolumbar region - distal/caudal thoracic vertebrae + cranial lumbar vertebrae
Spondylosis (or spondylosis deformans, ankylosing spondylosis (multiple vertebrae), bridging spondylosis
Osteophytes form along ventral vertebral bodies and can bridge between them, due to degenerative changes in ventral annulus fibrosus (stretching and tearing), dogs, bulls (+ rams + pigs)
Osteochondrosis
Failure of endochondral ossification, 3 forms, typically associated with initial necrosis within growth plate/articular epiphyseal cartilage complex, young, growing animals, often bilaterally symmetrical, regions of thickened, depressed, wrinkled cartilage due to collapse of necrotic cartilage, later can form a cleft that separates the cartilage from the bone -> cartilage flap, can break off into joint cavity = painful
Cervical myelopathy ‘wobbler’ syndrome
Horses + dogs - articular facet of vertebrae can predispose this, two forms, grossly thickened ligamentum flavum (ventral aspect of neural arches) + dorsal lamina, articular facet osteophytes
Cervical myelopathy - static form
Horses + dogs - show clinical signs w/o flexion/extension, articular facets are displaced ventromedially (towards spinal canal)