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Computed Tomography Findings in 32 Joints Affected with Severe Elbow Incongruity and Fragmented Medial Coronoid Process
Author(s) -
Samoy Yves,
Gielen Ingrid,
Van Caelenberg Annemie,
van Bree Henri,
Duchateau Luc,
Van Ryssen Bernadette
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2011.00950.x
Subject(s) - elbow , medicine , coronoid process , lameness , anatomy , computed tomography , orthodontics , radiology
Objective To describe the computed tomography ( CT ) findings in dogs with severe elbow incongruity combined with a fragmented medial coronoid process ( FCP ) and compare these with normal joints and congruent joints affected by FCP . Study Design Clinical study. Animals Client‐owned dogs with elbow lameness (n = 40) and purpose bred dogs (n = 5; controls). Methods The CT features of 32 severely incongruent joints with concomitant FCP were compared with those of 32 congruent elbow joints affected with FCP and 10 normal joints. Results In severely incongruent elbow joints, a radioulnar step and widened joint spaces were visible on each CT plane. Additional features typically seen in severely incongruent elbows were a cyst at the radioulnar transition and fragmentation of the axial border of the medial coronoid incisure. None of these features appeared in normal or in congruent FCP joints. Conclusion On CT , several features associated with severe elbow incongruity and concomitant FCP were detected, which were not found in normal joints or congruent joints affected by FCP .