Thrall chapter 21 joint disease in dogs and cats

Question 1

3) What muscle is the sesamoid bone labeled ‘10’ in the below image associated with?
a) Supinator
b) Pronator teres
c) Anconeus
d) Brachialis

Answer 1

a

Question 2

4) Which breed of cat is more prone to medial patella luxation?
a) Siamese
b) British short hair
c) Scottish fold
d) Devon rex

Answer 2

D

Question 3

5) Which is the earliest site of osteophytosis in the canine stifle after cclr?
a) Femoral condyles
b) Trochlear ridge
c) Tibial condyles
d) Patella

Answer 3

B

Question 4

6) Cats with hip dysplasia show more degenerative changes in which regions?
a) Caudal acetabular margins
b) Cranial and dorsal acetabular margins
c) Femoral neck
d) Femoral head

Answer 4

B

Question 5

7) Which regions are more likely to have pathology when you suspect hypervitaminosis A (can be more than one)?
a) Thoracolumbar spine
b) Elbows
c) Cervicothoracic spine
d) Shoulder

Answer 5

b,c,d

Question 6

8) Hypertrophic osteopathy can be caused by… (can be more than one)
a) A thoracic mass
b) Transition cell carcinoma
c) giardia
d) spirocercosis

Answer 6

a,c,d-

Question 7

9) SLE in dogs is usually erosive.
a) True
b) False

Answer 7

B

Question 8

7) Which of the following sesamoid bones is least likely to be radiographically visible in large breed dogs?
a) Clavicle
b) Lateral plantar tarsometatarsal
c) Intra-articular tarsometatarsal
d) Sesamoids of the iliopubic cartilage

Answer 8

7) D (11%). Clavicles 96% of large breed dogs, lateral tarsometatarsal 50%, interarticular tarsometatarsal 27%

Question 9

8) Which of the following is false regarding meniscle ossicle is cats?
a) Meniscal mineralisation is usually located at the cranial horn of the lateral meniscus
b) The amount of mineralisation found was significantly associated with cartilage damage in the femoral and tibial condyles
c) Pain scores where not statistically significant between stifles with and without meniscal ossicles
d) It is a common finding in cats.

Answer 9

8) A- it is common in the cranial horn of the medial meniscus

Question 10

10) Which is true of the cranial cruciate ligament?
a) It connects the lateral femoral condyle to the central intercondylar region of the tibia
b) It connects the medial femoral condyle to the central intercondylar region of the tibia

Answer 10

A

Question 11

11) Sesamoid disease affect the metacarpophalangeal sesamoids 2 and 7 is the cause of forelimb lameness in what percentage of rottweilers?
a) 10%
b) Usually incidental
c) 70%
d) 50%

Answer 11

D

Question 12

12) Which of the following is false regarding hip dysplasia?
a) In cat most degenerative changes appear on the craniodorsal acetabular margins, with a low incidence of remodelling of the femoral head and neck
b) The morgan line is the first sign of hip dysplasia in dogs
c) To identify hip dysplasia early, stressed VD projections with the femurs distracted should be performed

Answer 12

12) B it is an early sign but can be seen in large breed dogs incidentally

Question 13

1. which of the following is not part of the common calcaneal tendon?

a gracilis
b semimembranous
c gastrocnemius
d flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer 13

b it should be semitendinous

Question 14

. where does the extensor carpi radialis originate and insert?
a) origin: lateral epicondylar crest of the humerus, Insertion: dorsoproximal aspect of MC 2 and 3
b) origin: medial epicondyle of the humerus, Insertion: dorsoproximal aspect of MC 2 and 3
c) origin: lateral epicondylar crest of the humerus, Insertion: intermedioradial carpal bone
d) origin: medial epicondyle of the humerus, Insertion: intermedioradial carpal bone

Answer 14

A