Ortho cases Flashcards
What is your diagnosis?
Osteoarthritis of metarsophalangeal joint
Name the structures labelled A-E
A- Skin/subcutis
B - SDFT
C- DDFT
D- Accessory ligament of DDFT
E - Suspensory ligament
What is your diagnosis?
Lateral condylar fracture of cannon
Name the radiographic view (FL)
Dorsopalmar
Name the radiographic view and your diagnosis
Mediolateral/lateromedial
Complete, communited sagitall fracture of accessory carpal bone
Name the radiographic view and your diagnosis
Dorsolateral palmeromedial oblique
Complete, communited sagital fracture of accessory carpal bone
What is your diagnosis
Splint bone (MC4) fracture
(NB - splint bones may or may not communicate entire way down cannon, abnormality is the fracture in the middle)
Name the radiographic view and your diagnosis
Dorsolateral palmaromedial oblique
Fractured MC2 (splint) bone
Name the radiographic view
Dorsolateral palmeromedial oblique
Name the radiographic view
Dorsopalmar
What is your diagnosis?
Osseous cyst like lesion
Name the radiographic view of this LH tarsus
Dorsomedial palmerolateral oblique
What is your most likely diagnosis? This horse is 10 years old
Bone spavin - OA of small tarsal bones
A 10 year old eventer horse presents lame the day after horse trials. There is a moderate soft tissue swelling over the RF limb. What is your most likely diagnosis?
SDFT tendonitis
Name the radiographic view and your diagnosis. What treatment would you like to give?
Dorsoproximal-plantarodistal oblique
Parasagittal articular wing fracture on lateral aspect of pedal bone (P3)
Articulating with P2 (extends into joint)
No treatment required
Name the radiographic view of this RF limb and describe the radiological changes. What is your most likely diagnosis?
Lateromedial projection
Unstable foot with rotation and some sinking
Severe laminitis of LF
A horse presents with bilateral lameness. Name the radiographic view, describe the changes and give your most likely diagnosis.
Proximodorsal-palmarodistal oblique
Dx: navicular bone disease
Name the radiographic view
‘Skyline’
Palmaroproximal palmarodistal oblique
Name the radiographic view. What is your most likely diagnosis?
Mediolateral imbalance
What is your diagnosis?
Complete displaced proximal fracture of dorsal P3
Name the radiographic view. What is your diagnosis?
Proximodorsal-palmarodistal oblique
Space occupying lesion of horn - likely to be keratoma
What is your diagnosis?
Severe flexural deformity of DIP
DDFT too short compared to bones - ‘Clubfoot’
