Orthopaedic examination - pes (foot)

Question 1

Interdigital skin

Answer 1

dermatitis, wounds or lacerations

Question 2

Interdigital hair

Answer 2

salivary stains

Question 3

Pads

Answer 3

wounds, foreign bodies

Question 4

claws, nailbed

Answer 4

signs of disease, malformation, abnormalities

Question 5

interphalangeal, metacarpophalangeal joins

Answer 5

range of motion, extention and flexion, instability medially and laterally

Question 6

proximal and distal interphalangeal joins and metacarpophalangeal joints

Answer 6

swelling, pain, heat or crepitus

Question 7

metacarpophalangeal joints

Answer 7

pain on deep palpation in region of sesamoid bones

Question 8

which sesamoids are particularly affected, and what breed?

Answer 8

Rottweiler, sesamoid bone 2 and 7