Musculoskeletal Flashcards
gait problem
interference
gallop kph
60-80 kph
foot should be straight diagonally from monodillo (fetlock) ________ degrees
40-45 degrees
distal (coffin) and proximal (pastern) interphalangeal joint dx
ringbone
T/F: low ringbone is less common in forelimb
T - low ringbone is common in hindlimb; high ringbone is common is forelimb
T/F: riding horses are more prone to have ringbone than race and high performance horses
F - baliktad
it is where the fingernails meet the skin (in humans) and usually hard that can be seen as a line above the hoof
coronary band
T/F: dorsoparallel or lateral approach of an intraarticular injection to DIP joint
T - and dorsolateral approach to PIP joint
person who trims hoof
farrier
T/F: pastern joint is more mobile than coffin joint
T
thickening associated w/ synovitis and capsulitis
MCPJ or metacarpophalangeal joint dx or MTPJ or metatarsophalangeal joint dx
other terms for MCPJ and MTPJ
little bone or racehorse ankle
it can be due to microtearing of joint
osselets (synovitis and capsulitis)
T/F: phenylbutazone is effective against osselets
F - use hyaluronate sodium or Adequan of PSGAG (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan)
T/F: viscous and clear joint fluids are normal
T - coz yellowish or red suggest inflam or chronic joint problem
other term for arthritis; progressive and biochemical damage to articular cartilage and subchondral bone accompanied by nonseptic inflam of synovial membrane and joint capsule
DJD or degenerative joint dx
main imaging choice of bones and joints
x-ray
benign proliferative dx of cartilage and bone; soft tissue inflam
cartilaginous exostosis
carpal bones RIUA
radial
intermediate
ulnar
accessory
hallmark of DJD and characterized by slow breakdown of joint cartilage, bursa, capsule
articular cartilage degen
T/F: osteoarthritis may arise if the joint doesn’t heal properly even if there is no bacterial infxn anymore
T
a joint condition in which bone underneath the cartilage of a joint dies due to lack of blood flow
osteochondritis dissecans
T/F: battered bone depicts severe DJD
T