outline Flashcards
damage/loss of articular cartilage is ____
irreversible
Hyaline cartilage is type __ collagen
type II collagen
collagen resists
tensile forces
aggrecan
resist compressive forces - attract water
cartilage has no
blood supply
Joint with no collateral ligaments?
shoulder
the fact that there are no muscles below the carpus or the tarsus in the horse makes them more susceptible to ____
trauma
abnormalities in the joint can lead to
instability –> disease
When would you use a less aggressive form of therapy for OA?
Foal who is not showing clinical signs of lameness
In the case of septic arthritis you should
treat as an emergency!!
Take culture but do not wait for culture results to treat!! Initiate therapy immediately
order of treatment for lameness?
PE –> sedation (nerve blocks) –> rads
Should you do routine synovial fluid cytology?
No, not helpful, don’t waste clients money
Synovial fluid with decreased viscosity?
Abnormal!
Infraspinatus Contracture
Hyperextension of limb, adduction of elbow, abduction of paw
Panosteitis - _____ bone becomes abnormal
Diaphyseal
Not physis/metaphysis
