Comparative Evaluation of Elbow, Hip and Stifle Joint Disorders by Radiography and Arthroscopy n Dogs
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2015-07-15
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Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar
Abstract
The present study was conducted at the Department of Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College Hospital, Bangalore. Hip joint was the most affected followed by stifle joint and elbow joint. Among different breeds of dogs, Labrador retrievers had the highest occurrence of joint disorders. With regard to age, the highest occurrence was recorded in dogs aged more than 6 years. With regard to gender, male dogs had higher occurrence of joint disorders compared to female dogs. With regard to weight, dogs weighing more than 20 kg body weight (large sized) had the highest occurrence of joint disorders. In the present study, Survey radiography helped in detecting bony abnormalities and aided in the diagnosis of cases like osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia and joint dislocations while arthrography provided more information of the joint space and could identify osteochondral flaps in cases of osteochondritis dessicans which could not be seen on survey radiograph. Both survey radiography and arthrography failed to detect cases of ligament ruptures, fragmented coronoid process and synovitis which were accurately diagnosed by arthroscopy. Comparative conclusions regarding joint visualization for lesions such as rupture or tear of ligaments, osteochondritis dissecans flaps and joint effusions were clearly visualized by arthroscopy whereas radiography could not reflect these changes. Physiological and hemato-biochemical parameters of dogs with joint disorders after radiography, arthrography and arthroscopy did not vary significantly (P≤0.05). Synovial fluid analysis did not vary significantly after radiography, arthrography and arthroscopy. Thus the present study upholds the relative advantage of arthroscopy over conventional radiography and also exposes the limitation of radiography in diagnosis of joint disorders accurately.
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Ph.D. Thesis
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Joint disorders, survey radiography, Arthrography, Arthroscopy, synovial fluid, ligament tears, osteoarthritis.