Miscellaneous

Question 1

Earley
Finger Trap
VetSurg 2017

Answer 1

87.5% failed by breaking at 1st suture knot

Catastrophic failure with 2 repeats

Question 2

Gillen
Aberdeen Knot
VetSurg 2016

Answer 2

Aberdeen Knots had
~increased Knot holding capacity
~increased Relative Knot Security

Question 3

Hardy
Nail Characteristics on bacterial counts
VetSurg 2017

Answer 3

Higher bacterial counts with nail length >2mm

Question 4

Hayes
Orthopedic Gloves vs. Double Glove
VetSurg 2017

Answer 4

Equally effective at preventing contamination events in small animal orthopedic procedures.

odds of contamination increased by 1.02 with each minute

Question 5

Meakin
Glove Perforations
VetSurg 2016

Answer 5

Glove Perforation 43% of Sx
~mean 2.3 holes/Sx

Inner Glove intact 63%

Intra-op detection
~with indicator 83%
~w/o indicator 34%

Risk factors
~placement plate or screw
~placement Ex Fix
~Use of Ortho Wire
~Primary Sx Board Certified

Question 6

Blake
Carotid a bursting pressure
VetSurg 2017

Answer 6

Sealing time 5.3s

Bursting pressure 1041.3 mmHg

Atlas resterilized up to 15 times with no changes

Question 7

Kuvaldina
Ligasure resterilizations
VetSurg 2018

Answer 7

Discard after # of cycles:
Small Jaw 9
Impact 16

Question 8

Erickson
Holding Strength Knots
VetSurg 2020

Answer 8

Leakage Pressure
Miller Knot >300mmHg
Lap Miller Knot >300mmHg
Surgeon's Knot <40mmHg
Lap Sx Knot = Sx Knot

Question 9

Gillen
Modified Foward Ender Knot
VetSurg 2020

Answer 9

Foward Ender Knot > SQ/SC for
~Knot holding
~Relative knot security

Foward Ender Knot> Aberdeen for knot holding and knot security
for 2 PDS, not Vicryl

Failure for FE and Aberdeen by suture breakage at knot

Failure SC/SQ by unraveling

Knot size:
SC>AB>FE

Question 10

Papich
Ciprofloxacin
JVIM 2017

Answer 10

25 mg/kg q24h

Question 11

Mankin
Antimicrobial impregnated suture
JAVMA 2020

Answer 11

No difference in suture type

SSI associated with:
Incision >10 cm
Soft tissue Sx
Anesthesia >240 min

Question 12

Pott’s loop

Answer 12

Loop around vessel to prevent leakage when traction

Question 13

Layers of vein

Answer 13

Tunica adventitia (externa)
Tunica media
Tunica intima

Question 14

Muscles of Mastication

Answer 14

Digastricus
Masseter
Pterygoideus
Temporalis

Question 15

Non Errosive IMPA

Answer 15

~Idiopathic
I: Idiopathic 50%
II: Reactive 25%
III: GI 15%
IV: Neoplasia 10%- solid tumors

~Lupus

~Drug Rxn

~Breed associated

• Shar-Peis
• Akita

Question 16

Pathogenesis of HOD

Answer 16

2-6 m
over nutrition
Flare @ metaphyseal collar of bone

Question 17

Pathogenesis of Panosteitis

Answer 17

5-12 m

Increased density and decreased detail of medullary cavity

Question 18

Repair of flat tendon

Answer 18

Locking-loop

Krackow

Question 19

Repair of round tendon

Answer 19

Three-loop pulley

Question 20

Layers of Growth Plate

Answer 20

Epiphysis
Epiphyseal cartilage

Resting zone
Proliferative zone
Hypertrophic Zone
Mineralization Zone

Question 21

Layers of Articular Cartilage

Answer 21

Superficial zone
Transitional zone
Radial zone

Tidemark

Calcified cartilage
Subchondral bone

Question 22

Grading of OCD lesions

Answer 22

1:

• normal surface
• cartilage thickened
• minuscule subchondral defect

2:

• Mottled surface
• cartilage thickened
• small cleft b/w cartilage and subchondral bone

3:

• Discoid elevation of cartilage surface
• Large cleft
• Underlying sclerotic subchondral bone

4:
-Partially detached cartilage flap

Question 23

Neoplasia of digits of dogs

Answer 23

SCC

Melanoma

Question 24

Neoplasia of digits of cats

Answer 24

SCC
FSA
Adenocarcinoma
OSA
Hemangio