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| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system are often caused by acute or chronic ____. |
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| Serve as as support for the animals body, protection of delicate and vital organs, leverage and storage |
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| Main function is to aid in movement |
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| Connect bones of the joint to each other |
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| Fibrous conecive tissue that connect skeletal muscles to bones |
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| Main function is movement or to fix a bone in place because they can be immovable, slightly or freely moveable. |
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| Occurs due to overuse or over stretching |
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| Pain (limping), +/- heat and swelling are symptoms of a strain or sprain and is commonly diagnosed by physcial examination. What treatment can be recommended? |
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| Hips are the most common affected and is caused by joint instability resulting in excess wear and can be treated with body management(slentrol(weight loss drug option)), NSAIDS, Nutraceuticals (Glucosamine),Tramadol and surgery: |
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| Degenerative Joint Disease (arthritis) |
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| Name two types of surgery that can be used to treat arthritis in the hip. |
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- Femoral Head Ostectomy
- Total Hip Replacement
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| Most common disease that is treatable? |
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| Caused by the laxity in the coxofemoral joint with an end result of DJD which can be prevented with responsible breeding, weight vontrol and pelvic osteotomy: |
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| Certification done in animlas 2 years or older and only needs 1 view of the hip joints |
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Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
(OFA) |
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| Certification that requires sedation and 3 views of the hip joints to acquire quantitative measurements of joint laxity |
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| Seen in young 3-18 months large breed dogs and horses commonly seen in the shoulder which is due to failure of endochondral ossification resulting in cartilage thickening and flap formation "joint mouse". |
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| Ostechondritis Dissecans (OCD) |
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| Form of OCD seen in German Shepherd dogs where the anconeal process fails to fuse to the ulna during growth |
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Elbow-United Anconeal Process
Note: Hereditary |
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| This is rare in cats and can be acute or chronic and occurs during hyperextension and injury to this area is the most common of acute hind limb lameness in the lage breed dog |
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| Cranial (Anterior) Cruciate Ligament Rupture-CCL/ACL injury |
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| The main goal in a CCL/ACL injur surgery is to: |
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| Stabilize the joint and minimize DJD |
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| This can medial or lateral medial being more common and occurs more frequently in small breed dogs and nothing is usually done fore thes patiets as it resolves on its own |
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| Stifle- Patellar Luxation |
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| This is the most common bone tumor in dogs and cats 85-90% |
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| "Growing Pain" in young medium to large breed dogs and the cause is unknwn and usually affects the long bones |
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| Common condition in cats and is not clinically significant owners should make sure to trim nails regularly |
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| What are the more common types of myopathies |
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- Inflammatory
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- Acquired
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| It is more common to see this myopathy in cats secondary to hypokalemia |
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| Acquired- Feline Polymypathy |
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| Inflammation of multiple muscles in dogs and cats, polymyositis is an example of: |
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| Immune-mediated myopathies |
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| Neuromuscular disorder that can occur in any age in dogs and is rare in cats the cause either congenital or acquired |
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