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1262 Orthopedic Disorders: Common Signalment Profiles Osteomyelitis

Orthopedic Disorders: Common Signalment Profiles
VetBooks.ir Young (≤1 Year Old) Little Dogs • Elbow incongruities • Osteoarthritis due to hip dysplasia

Forelimb
proximal and distal tibia
condyle
• Congenital medial shoulder luxation • OCD of the medial aspect of the humeral • Osteosarcoma: proximal and distal femur,
• Lateral humeral condylar fractures • Hypertrophic osteodystrophy • Fibrotic myopathy of the caudal thigh
• Elbow incongruities • Puppy carpal laxity and flexural deformity muscles
• Congenital elbow luxations syndromes • Patellar luxation
• Septic arthritis Hindlimb • Cranial cruciate ligament rupture
• Distal radius/ulna fractures • Hip dysplasia • Osteoarthritis from talar OCD
Hindlimb • Septic arthritis • Gastrocnemius apparatus ruptures
• Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head • Capital femoral physeal fractures • Tarsal hyperflexion from rupture of the
(Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease) • Panosteitis plantar tarsal ligament
• Femoral capital physeal fractures • Patellar luxation • Superficial digital flexor tendon luxation
• Patellar luxation • Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (uncommon • Digital tendon ruptures
• Septic arthritis this young) Young Cats (≤2 Years of Age)
• Pes varus (dachshunds) • OCD of the lateral femoral condyle Forelimb
Adult Little Dogs • OCD of the medial ridge of the talus (also the • Septic arthritis
Forelimb lateral ridge in rottweilers) • Radius/ulna fractures
• Congenital medial shoulder luxation Adult Big Dogs • Radial hemimelia
• Osteoarthritis from elbow incongruities Forelimb Hindlimb
• Distal radius/ulna fractures • Infraspinatus contracture/tendinopathy • Femoral capital physeal fractures (especially
• Carpal hyperextension • Supraspinatus tendinopathy castrated males 1-2 years old)
• Polyarthritis • Medial glenohumeral ligament tears • Patellar luxation
Hindlimb • Biceps tendinopathies • Clubfoot condition
• Patellar luxation • Subscapularis tendon ruptures Adult Cats
• Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (often with • Osteosarcoma: proximal humerus, distal Forelimb
static drawer) radius • Osteosarcoma
• Tarsal hyperflexion from rupture of the • Lateral humeral condylar fractures (especially • Osteochondromatosis: shoulder, elbow
plantar tarsal ligament spaniels) • Cat bite abscesses
• Osteoarthritis due to elbow incongruity,
Young (≤1.5 Years Old) Big Dogs elbow dysplasias • Septic arthritis, osteomyelitis
Forelimb • Carpal hyperextension • Carpal hyperextension
• OCD of the humeral head • Abductor pollicis longus stenosing • Contracture of carpal/digital flexor muscles
• Panosteitis tenosynovitis • Lameness subsequent to declawing surgery
• Lateral humeral condylar fractures • Polyarthritis Hindlimb
• Congenital elbow luxations Hindlimb • Patellar luxation
• Septic arthritis • Lumbosacral compressive disease causing • Cranial cruciate ligament rupture
• Ununited anconeal process lameness • Gastrocnemius apparatus ruptures
• Fragmented medial coronoid process • Osteochondromatosis of the stifle
• Iliopsoas strain
OCD, Osteochondritis dissecans.
Reproduced from the third edition in unabridged form.

THIRD EDITION AUTHOR: Kathleen Linn, DVM, MS, DACVS

Osteomyelitis

Causes in Dogs
Bacterial Clostridium spp
Aerobes Fusobacterium spp
Escherichia coli Nocardia spp
Klebsiella spp Peptostreptococcus spp
Pasteurella spp Viral
Proteus spp Canine distemper virus
Pseudomonas spp
Staphylococcus spp (most common of the bacteria that cause osteomyelitis) Fungal
S. pseudintermedius Aspergillus spp
Streptococcus spp Blastomyces dermatitidis
Anaerobes Candida spp
Coccidioides immitis
Actinomyces spp Cryptococcus neoformans
Bacteroides spp Histoplasma capsulatum

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