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Misc Equine Orthopedics Flashcards

1
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How is P3 affected by laminits?

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Rotates w/inflammation and degeneration of lamina

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What are factors that predispose to laminitis?

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Systemic disease, high carb diet, excessive weight bearing, steroids

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How do you dx laminitis?

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Palmar digital block, change in angulation on P3 rads

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4
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How do you treat laminitis?

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Phenoxybenzamine

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5
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What is the MoA of phenoxybenzamine?

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Alpha antagonist promotine vasodilation and blood flow to the digit

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6
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Inflammation of the growth plates of long bones in young horses

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Physitis

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7
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What can physitis cause?

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Conformational defects, malnutrition, growth plate compression

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8
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Tearing of ligamentous attachments to the sesamoids

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Sesamoiditis

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9
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What causes sesamoiditis?

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Strenuous exercise

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What will you see on radiographs of sesamoiditis?

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New bone formation, radiolucent lines

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How do you treat sesamoiditis?

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Long-term rest and NSAIDs

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12
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What is the prognosis of sesamoiditis?

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Guarded to poor

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13
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What fracture is suspensory ligament desmitis assoc. w/?

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Apical fracture of prox sesamoid bone

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14
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How long does it take a suspensory ligament desmitis to heal?

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7-9mo

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15
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What % of horses with suspensory lig desmitis return to normal use?

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55%

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16
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What is splints?

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Intraosseous desmitis

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17
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Inflammation of intraosseous lig between MC3/MT3 and splint bones

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Splints (intraosseous desmitits)

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18
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What causes intraosseous desmitits (splints)?

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Repetitive concussion, excessive training, improper shoeing

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19
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How do you treat intraosseous desmitits (splints)?

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Rest and NSAIDs

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20
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In which bone is a carpal chip fracture located?

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Radius

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21
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In which bone is a carpal slab fracture located?

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3rd metacarpal

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22
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How do you treat a carpal (chip or slab) fracture?

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Arthroscopic repair

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23
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Immediate swelling and severe lameness are clinical signs of what?

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Carpal fracture

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24
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Usually a non-reconstructable comminuted fracture that carries a grave prognosis for return to function

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Tibial fracture

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Why are tibial fractures usually so bad for horses?

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Lack of soft tissue coverage, highly susceptible to infection

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26
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What is a prognostic indicator for a P3 fracture?

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As long as articular surface is not involved, px is good

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27
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How do you repair a non-comminuted P1 fracture?

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Lag screws

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28
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How do you treat an ulnar fracture?

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Bone plates

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29
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What is the prognosis for an ulnar fracture?

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Good, 70% return to function

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30
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Defect in endochondral ossification that leads to a cartilage flap

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Osteochondrosis

31
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What is osteochondrosis assoc. w/in young horses?

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Dietary Ca and Vit D

32
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When are horses most commonly diagnosed with osteochondrosis?

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When young horses start to train

33
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What is a carpal hygroma?

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Fluid filled swelling at the carpus

34
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What causes navicular syndrome?

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Problems w/navicular bone, navicular suspensory lig, navicular bursa, or DDFT

35
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Which nerve block provides relief for navicular syndrome?

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Palmar digital

36
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What will you see on rads of navicular syndrome?

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Bone remodeling, osteophytes

37
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Why won’t you see osteolysis on rads of navicular syndrome?

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Not chronic degenerative condition

38
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What causes a carpal hygroma?

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Repeated trauma leading to local bursitis

39
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What are clinical signs of a carpal hygroma?

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Decr. ROM but NOT lame

40
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What is quittor?

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Chronic infection of P3 cartilage

41
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How do you treat a subsolar abscess?

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Disinfectants, drainage

42
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How soon will you see draining lesions at the coronary band assoc. w/a subsolar abscess if you leave it untreated?

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2-3wk

43
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What causes club foot?

A

DDFT contracture

44
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What controls the stretch of the long tendon of the DDF?

A

Distal check ligament

45
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What can cause club foot?

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Rapid bone growth, excessive feeding, poor nutrition, lack of exercise

46
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How do you treat club foot?

A

Distal check desmotomy for DDF contracture

Prox check dsmotomy for SDF contracture

47
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What will tendonitis lead to?

A

Bowed tendon

48
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What is a clinical sign of tendonitis?

A

Intermittent lameness that resolved after working the horse

49
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How long does it take for a tendon to heal?

A

8-11mo

50
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How can you dx tendonitis w/ultrasound?

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Anechoic regions within the tendon

51
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What is the most commonly injured tendon in a horse?

A

SDFT

52
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What is curb?

A

Thickening of the tarsal ligament d/t strain

53
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What is sweeny?

A

Supraspinatus contracture

54
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What is stringhalt?

A

Myoclonic dz of one or both pelvic limbs

55
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What poisoning causes stringhalt?

A

Sweet pea

56
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What are clinical signs of stringhalt?

A

Hyperflexion of leg with each step

57
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How do you treat stringhalt?

A

Lateral digital extensor tenectomy

58
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What is bone spavin?

A

OA of the hock

59
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What is bog spavin?

A

Tarsal hydrarthrosis

60
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Chronic synovitis of tibiotarsal joint w/distention of the joint capsule d/t incr. synovial fluid production

A

Bog spavin

61
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What causes bog spavin?

A

Poor conformation (usually affects both limbs)

62
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What is ringbone?

A

OA of phalanges

63
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How do you treat ringbone?

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Sx arthrodesis of pastern joint, complete rest

64
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If a horse can extend its hock and flex its stifle simultaneously, what is the problem?

A

Peroneus tertius rupture

65
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Inflammation of the structures of the feet assoc. w/demineralization of P3

A

Pedal osteitis

66
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This disease is seen in performance horses and is assoc. w/working on hard surfaces

A

Pedal osteitis

67
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How do you treat pedal osteitis?

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Prolonged rest, NSAIDs, corrective shoeing

68
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Which horses are most predisposed to angular limb deformities?

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Premature foals (born prior to 320d gestation)

69
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How can you tell if a foal is premature on rads?

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Incomplete ossification of carpal/tarsal bones

70
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What is valgus?

A

Lateral deviation

71
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What is varus?

A

Medial deviation

72
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How do you treat an angular limb deformity?

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Periosteal stripping of concave side of growth plate

73
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What are clinical signs of premature birth in foals?

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Silky haircoat, floppy ears, flexor tendon laxity

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