Nerve Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Sweeny
A
Paralysis of suprascapular nerve
2
Q
What muscles are innervated by the Suprascapular nerve?
A
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
3
Q
What are the clinical signs of Sweeny?
A
Outward excursion of shoulder
Muscle atrophy
4
Q
Stringhalt
A
Sudden and involuntary exaggerated flexion of one hind limb
5
Q
What are the clinical signs of Stringhalt?
A
Severe flexion with fetlock contacting abdomen
6
Q
How do you treat Stringhalt?
A
Lateral Digital extensor tenotomy
7
Q
Why would you perform a Palmer digital neurectomy?
A
Navicular disease
Navicular bone fracture
Chronic hoof pain
8
Q
What are the complications of the Palmer Digital Neurectomy?
A
Neuroma formation
Reinnervation
Hoof abscess
