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Pathology of Bone Flashcards

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What are 3 major roles of bones?

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  1. mechanical support
  2. protect key organs from traumatic injury
  3. maintain calcium homeostasis
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How are most bones form? Bones found in the skull?

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endochondral ossification

intramembranous ossification

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Bone structure:

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What are other names for Chondrodysplasia/Chondrodystrophy? What is it? What bones are affected?

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Chondrodysplasia fetalis or disproportionate dwarfism

breed-associated condition where membranous appositional growth (horizontal) is normal in the bone, but interstitial growth (vertical) of cartilage is abnormal, resulting in premature closure of growth plates and a decrease in the length of long bones

those formed by endochondral ossification

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What breed of cattle are most affected by chondrodysplasia? What phenotype results in the most severe form of bovine chrondrodysplasia?

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Beef breeds, especially Dexter cattle

homozygote animals for the Dexter phenotype (Dexter “bulldog type” dwarfism) are severely deformed and typically aborted before 7 months of gestation

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Dexter bulldog:

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tongue seems long because parts of the mandible are derived from endochondral ossification - disproportionate dwarfism - large head with short muzzle - large abdominal hernia

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What 5 breeds of dogs exhibit localized chondrodysplasias?

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Dachshund and Basset hounds have micromelic achondroplasia
Pugs, Bulldogs, and Boxers exhibit brachycephalic achondroplasia

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What is Wobbler’s Syndrome? What are the 2 forms? In what animals is it most common in?

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Cervico-Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy, a localized skeletal dysplasia and degenerative joint disease resulting in compression of the spinal cord

  1. dynamic: compression of spinal cord occurs no matter the position of the neck
  2. static: compression of spinal cord occurs when the neck is flexed

horses and large breed dogs, like Great Danes and Doberman Pinschers

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Wobbler’s syndrome, spinal cord:

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“ski-slope lesion”
- compression causes ataxia and incoordination

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Wobbler’s syndrome, neck flexion:

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What is Osteopetrosis?

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inherited autosomal recessive disease caused by a lack of osteoclasts or by osteoclast failure to reabsorb the primary spongiosa, resulting in an increased bone density and lack of medullary spaces that would hold bone marrow

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What is another name for osteopetrosis? What does it tend to cause?

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metaphyseal dysplasia

  • aplastic anemia, since there is no space for the hematopoietic tissues of the bone marrow to grow
  • susceptibility to bone fracture, since the bone is much thicker and less flexible
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What does osteopetrosis look like of a radiograph?

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much larger and thicker bones that are more radiopaque than usual
(L)

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What is congenital cortical hyperostosis? How does this affect fetuses?

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autosomal recessive inherited condition in pigs where limbs (primarily the forelimbs) appear swollen due to excessive deposition of radiating trabeculae on the periosteal surface and lymphatic circulation is blocked

born dead or die within hours

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What has congenital cortical hyperostosis been compared to in children and young monkeys?

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Caffey’s disease - infantile cortical hyperostosis

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Congenital cortical hyperostosis:

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What is amelia? Hemimelia? Polymelia? Phocomelia? Micromelia?

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AMELIA - absence of a limb(s)
HEMIMELIA - absence of the distal half of a limb
POLYMELIA - presence of additional limb(s)
PHOCOMELIA - severe shortening of the long bones of the limbs
MICROMELIA - abnormally small or short limb(s)

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What was associated with children born with phocomelia in the 50’s and early 60’s?

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pregnant women taking thalidomide (sedative), causing their babies to be born with feet and/or hands close to their trunk, resembling seal flippers

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What is syndactyly? Polydactyly?

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SYNDACTYLY: fusion of the digits
POLYDACTYLY: presence of extra digits

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What are 4 common malformation of the vertebrae? What typically causes them?

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  1. lordosis: ventral deviation of the vertebral column
  2. kyphosis: dorsal deviation of the vertebral column
  3. scoliosis: lateral deviation of the vertebral column
    4 kyphoscoliosis: dorso-lateral deviation of the vertebral column

a malformed triangular “hemi” vertebrae

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Scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis

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Lordosis, horse:

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typically causes lameness and degenerative joint disease

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Hemivertebrae:

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congenital

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In what aged animals are angular limb deformities common? What is the origin commonly traced back to? What are the 2 types?

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younger animals, especially foals

an asymmetric lesion in the active growth plate

  1. valgus deformity: twisting of the bone with a lateral (outer) deviation
  2. varus deformity: twisting of the bone with a medial (inward) deviation
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What are 6 possible causes of angular limb deformities?

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  1. malposition in utero
  2. (congenital) hypothyroidism
  3. joint laxity
  4. trauma (ischemia, reduced blood supply)
  5. malnutrition
  6. impaired endochondral ossification
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Horse, varus vs. valgus deformities:

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What are metabolic bone diseases also referred to as? What are they a result of?

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osteodystrophies

disturbed bone growth, modeling, or remodeling due to either nutritional or hormonal imbalance

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What are the main characteristics of metabolic bone diseases?

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failure of production of the bone matrix, its mineralization, or its maintenance

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What are the 4 possible etiologies of metabolic bone disease?

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  1. NUTRITIONAL: vitamins C and D, Ca, P, or protein deficiencies
  2. HORMONAL: (hyper)parathyroid (PTH), gonadal (estrogens), or adrenal (corticosteroids) problems
  3. DISUSE: physical inactivity
  4. TOXIC: lead and fluoride poisoning, hypervitaminosis A
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What is osteoporosis? What is seen grossly?

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a type of metabolic bone disease characterized by osteopenia, where there is a lower amount of bone tissue, but the bone present is normal

reduction in the thickness of the cortical bone and a decrease in the number of trabeculae in the cancellous bone

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What are the 3 common etiologies of osteoporosis?

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  1. NUTRITIONAL: starvation, Cu deficiency, vitamin C deficiency
  2. AGING: peak in bone mass at a certain point, where resorption will eventually outpace bone formation
  3. DISUSE
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Osteoporosis:

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thin cortical bone
decreased trabeculae in cancellous bone

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Osteoporotic compression fracture:

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decreased trabeculae lead to the increased fragility in vertebrae, leading to a smaller vertebra and greater likelihood of fracture

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Osteoporosis:

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What is Rickets? What is the basic pathogenesis?

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metabolic bone disease typically affecting young growing animals

defective calcification of osteoid and defective endocondral ossification, causing the abnormal mineralization of cartilage matrix

vitamin D, Ca, or P deficiency

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Other than nutrition, what is another necessity to avoid Rickets?

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sunlight —> solar UV radiation helps produce vitamin D

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What are 5 common gross lesions associated with Rickets?

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  1. irregular thickening of growth plates with tongues of uncalcified cartilage extending into the metaphysis
  2. widening of growth plates causing enlarged ends of long bones, enlargement of costochondral junctions (rachitic rosary), and bowing on weight-bearing long bones
  3. hemorrhages beneath the articular cartilage or in growth plates
  4. pathological fractures
  5. bending of ribs rather than snapping at necropsy
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Why is Rickets historically significant?

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first “air pollution disease,” where the Industrial Revolution filled cities with smog, depriving children of sunlight and causing a mass development in Rickets

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Rickets, rachiatic rosary:

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enlarged costochondral junctions at the ribs

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Rickets:

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varus deformity

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Foal, rachitic rosary:

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Osteodystrophic lines, Rickets:

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“growth-arrest” lines
- indicative of malnutrition
- cartilage production is interrupted, causing a line where it stopped and started again

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What is osteomalacia? What is its pathogenesis?

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metabolic bone disease of grown animals with closed growth plates

failure in the mineralization of osteoid primarily due to vitamin D or P deficiency —> unmineralized osteoid is resistant to osteoclastic resorption and accumulated in the bone

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What are 4 common signs of osteomalacia?

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  1. bone pain causing shifting lameness
  2. pathological fractures
  3. deformities, like kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis
  4. collapse of articular surfaces (connections between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body)
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What is fibrous osteodystrophy? What is it a result of? In which animals is it most common?

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metabolic bone disease characterized by extensive bone resorption and replacement by fibrous connective tissue and poorly mineralized, immature bone

persistent elevations of plasma PTH levels caused by hyperparathyroidism; low Ca and high P levels = high PTH levels

horses, pigs, dogs, cats
- less commonly seen in reptiles and New World Monkeys

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What is associated with primary hyperparathyroidism causing fibrous osteodystrophy?

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usually associated with functional adrenal parathyroid adenomas where affected animals exhibit marked hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia

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What are 3 common lesions in fibrous osteodystrophy caused by primary hyperparathyroidism?

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  1. thyroid C-cell hyperplasia —> continuous secretion of calcitonin, decreasing calcium
  2. hypercalcemic nephropathy (nephrocalcinosis)
  3. metastatic mineralization of soft tissues
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Fibrous osteodystrophy, horse:

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loss of bone and replacement by fibrous connective tissue
“brain disease,” “big head”
- head appears swollen

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What are the 2 types of secondary hyperparathyroidism that can cause fibrous osterodystrophy?

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  1. NUTRITIONAL: dietary deficiency of Ca, excess dietary P, or vitamin D deficiency; a result of low Ca or high P in the diet and tends to affect young, growing animals
  2. RENAL: P retention due to loss of glomerular function and the inadequate synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol)
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Renal fibrous osteodystrophy most commonly occurs in what animals? What are 3 common presentations?

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dogs

  1. bones (esp those in the head) become swollen and are firm, rather than hard (usually affects maxilla and mandible)
  2. mandible becomes quite pliable
  3. teeth are often mobile and malpositioned due to swollen gums and alveolar bone
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Renal fibrous osteodystrophy, dog:

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52
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Renal fibrous osteodystrophy, “Rubber jaw”:

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Renal fibrous osteodystrophy, gums:

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swollen!

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Renal fibrous dystrophy:

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