Lecture 7: Joints and soft tissue Flashcards
What wrong
lytic lesions in carpus
what wrong. Focal of systemic
- Subluxation of tarsus from metatarsus
- Increase distance in calcaneous joint
- Soft tissue swelling
Systemic- involving more than one joint
what is a joint
site of junction or union of two or more bones in the body
what is osteoarthritis
inflammation of joint
what is osteoarthrosis
degeneration of joint
what are the two basic principles/what lead to arthritis
- Abnormal stresses on normal cartilage
- Normal stress on abnormal cartilage
what are causes of erosive joints
infectious, neoplasia, chronic hemarthrosis
what are some causes of non-erosive joints
osteoarthrosis
what is ankylosis
fusion of joints- end stage or arthritis
what causes monoarthrosis/itis
osteoarthrosis, traumatic infection
what wrong and is this monoarthrosis/itis or poly
- Soft tissue swelling
- Irregular epiphysis
- Subluxation
Monoarthrosis/itis
what wrong and is it monoarthrosis/itis or poly
Bone proliferation
Monoarthrosis
What causes polyarthrosis/itis
immune mediated, hematogenous infection
What is an example of a plane joint
articular processes
what are two examples of a hinge joint
fetlock, elbow
what are two examples of a pivot joint
atlas, axis
what is an example of a condylar joint
stifle
what is an example of an ellipsoidal joint
carpus
what is an example of a saddle joint
digits
what are two examples of a spheroidal joint
hip, shoulder
how does the articular cartilage get nutrients
joint fluid
t or f: articular cartilage has blood supply
false
how can you make articular cartilage more visible in rads
add contrast
injected air to better visualize articular cartilage- identify 1-3
- OCD
- Joint capsule
- Articular cartilage