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Unusual presentation of bilateral stifle osteochondritis dissecans in two labrador retrievers
Author(s) -
Earley Naomi Frances,
Piola Valentina,
Radke Heidi,
Salgüero Raquel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2017-000517
Subject(s) - osteochondritis dissecans , medicine , radiography , osteochondrosis , stifle joint , osteochondritis , condyle , anatomy , femoral condyle , radiology , cartilage , cruciate ligament , anterior cruciate ligament
There are few published reports of CT findings for the diagnosis of stifle osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) in the dog. This report describes the radiographic and multidetector CT (MDCT) findings of two cases with bilateral stifle osteochondrosis and OCD lesions. In both cases, radiographs did not provide a complete picture of the pathology and CT was needed for a definitive diagnosis. In case 1, CT showed bilateral defects on the caudomedial part of the lateral femoral condyles with joint mice within the cranial right stifle joint. In case 2, CT showed large bilateral joint mice within the intercondylar fossa originating from the medial aspect of the lateral femoral condyles as well as a defect on the right medial femoral condyle. MDCT provided an accurate diagnosis in both these cases and facilitated surgical planning.