I Don't Care That You Broke Your Elbow
A fracture in which the bone does not penetrate the skin is called:
What is a closed fracture?
A Labrador suddenly becomes non-weight-bearing after chasing a ball. Orthopedic examination reveals a positive cranial drawer sign.
What is a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture?
Radiographs reveal a complete transverse fracture of the radius and ulna.
What is a transverse radial-ulnar fracture?
These are commonly used to stabilize long bone fractures.
What are bone plates and screws?
This tendon attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to the calcaneu
What is the common calcaneal (Achilles) tendon?
This type of fracture occurs when the bone protrudes through the skin.
What is an open (compound) fracture?
A small-breed dog intermittently skips on one hind limb before returning to normal gait.
What is a medial patellar luxation?
A pelvic radiograph shows the femoral head displaced from the acetabulum.
What is a coxofemoral luxation (hip luxation)?
This fixation method places a metal pin down the center of the bone's medullary cavity.
What is an intramedullary (IM) pin?
A dog suddenly "drops" onto its hock and walks plantigrade. This injury is most likely:
What is an Achilles tendon rupture?
The two goals of fracture repair are restoration of limb function and restoration of this.
What is normal bone alignment and stability?
The abbreviation of TPLO means:
Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy.
A lateral stifle radiograph shows cranial displacement of the tibia relative to the femur.
What is a cranial cruciate ligament rupture?
This bulky, heavily padded temporary bandage is placed on the distal limb to immobilize fractures prior to surgery.
What is a Robert Jones bandage?
This orthopedic examination test evaluates the integrity of the cranial cruciate ligament.
What is the cranial drawer test?
A fracture involving the articular surface requires especially accurate reduction because poor alignment can lead to this long-term complication.
What is osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)?
A young Labrador develops elbow pain and lameness. One developmental orthopedic disease affecting the elbow is:
What is fragmented medial coronoid process (FMCP)?
(Accept: elbow dysplasia, ununited anconeal process, osteochondritis dissecans.)
This common orthogonal view is critical alongside a lateral view for diagnosing hip dysplasia, requiring the hind limbs to be fully extended and parallel.
What is the Ventrodorsal (VD) extended-leg view?
- This specific term refers to a rigid, metallic implant used to compress a fracture while neutralizing bending, rotational, and shear forces.
What is an orthopedic bone plate?
A positive tibial compression test suggests injury to this structure.
What is the cranial cruciate ligament?
A young dog presents with a distal femoral fracture involving the growth plate. These fractures are classified using this system.
What is the Salter-Harris classification?
A middle-aged dog has chronic forelimb lameness and shoulder pain. Imaging reveals a cartilage flap on the humeral head.
What is osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)?
A young giant-breed dog has metaphyseal radiolucent lines near the distal radius and ulna accompanied by fever and lameness.
What is hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD)?
A highly comminuted tibial fracture has significant soft tissue trauma and contamination. Which stabilization method is often preferred initially?
What is an external skeletal fixator (ESF)?
In dogs with a chronic CCL tear, this pad of fat located on the cranial aspect of the joint often becomes severely inflamed.
What is the infrapatellar fat pad?)