musculoskeletal Flashcards
what is an articular fracture
a fracture that involves a joint
salter harris physeal fractures
1 - just physis (most common)
2 - physeal with small amount of metaphyseal inclusion
3 - physeal fracture with small amount of epiphysis
4 - fracture through physis, metaphysis and epiphysis
5 - non-displaced compression of physis on one side
aim of fractures involving growth plates
aim to maintain normal growth of the long bones resulting in normal limb length with no deformities
animals will adapt to a slightly shorter leg
physeal fracture of tibial plateau
if untreated plateau remains at greater angle and puts extra strain on cranial cruciate ligament
fracture of capital physis
young male cat
repair with k wire of femoral head and neck ostectomy/hip replacement may be required
distal femoral physeal fractures
common
diaphysis can lie within the quadriceps
open wound classification
type 1 - small wound <1cm with little contamination, treat as closed
type 2 - extensive wound >1cm communicating with fracture
type 3 - very extensive soft tissue damage and fractured bones protruding through skin
primary bone healing
fracture heals without calus
fracture initially widens as bone resorbs then bone to bone healing occurs
secondary bone healing
formation of fibrous callus first
callus remodels into bone
what is perthe’s disease
avascular necrosis of the femoral head - toy/small under 6 months
lameness/muscle atrophy(gluteals), pain/crepitus on hip extension
mottled femoral head on radiograph
nsaids/ physio conservative rare, surgery - femoral head and neck excision, can do hip replacement
metaphyseal osetopathy
dogs < 6 months, severe pain to metaphysis of all limbs. unable to walk, pyrexic and pitting oedema over metaphyseal
imaging - looks like an extra growth plate with lucency parallel to growth plate, physis can bridge and cause angular limb deformity
hospitalise - analgesia, steroids, prognosis guarded
craniomandibular osteopathy
<6m small breed
palisading new bone on mandible, occipital creast and tympanic bullae
analgesia, coticosteroids, fluids/enteral support
Panosteitis
common <1y, gsd/male. shifting lameness
depresses/pyrexia, pain on diaphysis palpation
loss of trabecular pattern, endosteal and periosteal new bone
rest and analgesia - self limiting
excellent prognosis
rickets
absolute lack of vitamin D - rare, pain/swelling around physeal regions, reluctance to move, wide growth plates with delayed mineralisation
can be caused by secondary hyperparathyroidism from low CA high phosphorus diet(meat)
can have folding fractures/vertebral body collapse
correct diet, analgesia, restrict exercise
pituitary dwarfism
rare congenital condition gsd
physis stays open, puppy coat and no pubertal changes
treat with cortisol, thyroxine, progestogens (SE - pyometra, insulin resistance, mammary hyperplasia)
reduced life expectancy
angular limb defeormities
short ulna most common - distal more prone to trauma and premature growth plate closure
valgus deformity with cranial bowing
short radius - premature closure of distal radius - subluxation of radiohumeral joint
osteochondrosis
very common - failure ossification of articular cartilage, fragmentation of cartilage allows synovial contact with subchondral bone - inflammation
elbow - very common (guarded)
shoulder - rare (good)
stifle - rare (poor)
hock - uncommon (poor)
elbow dysplasia (all elbow ocd)
polygenic inherited disease affected by growth rate diet and exercise
chronic lameness, limb abduction, pain on medial compartment loading, effusion
orthogonal views + flexed lateral can be helpful
common lesions
fragmented medial condyle
osetochondrosis dissecans
ununited anconeal process
incomplete ossification of medial humeral epicondyle
CT and arthroscopy helpful
fragmented coronoid process treatment
conservative - weight control, nsaids, prp, stem cells…..
surgical - options - removal of fragment, off loading medial compartment , partial/total elbow replacement, arthrodesis
guarded prognosis
