Large Animal Orthopedic

Front 1

1. Identify the view
2. Identify all bones and joints
3. Identify the proximal and distal borders and flexor surface of the navicular bone
4. Identify the insertions of the SDF and DDF.
5. What is the normal relationship of P3 to the hoof wall?

Back 1

View: Lateral/Medial

Front 2

1. Identify view
2. Identify all bones and joints
3. Identify the solar canal and crena marginis solaris
4. Know the normal appearance of the solar margin.

Back 2

View: 65 degree DP

Front 3

1. Identify view
2. Identify all bones and joints
3. Identify the extensor attachment, and the lateral/medial projections of P3

Back 3

View: 65 degree oblique, may be taken from a medial or lateral angle

Front 4

1. Identify View
2. Identify all bones and joints
3. Identify the proximal and distal borders of the navicular bone
4. Identify the medial/lateral process of P3

Back 4

View: Horizontal DP

Front 5

View: 65DP
1. Identify the navicular bone.
2. Indicate the articulation of the navicular bone with P3.

Back 5

Front 6

1. Identify view.
2. Identify navicular bone, and synovial invaginations.
3. Describe the normal appearance of the cortex and medula of the navicular bone.

Back 6

View: Skyline of the navicular bone

Front 7

What features differentiate metacarpal III from metatarsal III on DP view in the horse?

Back 7

Dorsal cortex (thicker) of the metacarpus is straight, while it is convex in the metatarsus

Front 8

What differentiates medial from lateral on a DP view of the fetlock?

Back 8

The medial condyle of MT3 is wider, and the apical margin of the medial proximal sesamoid is more rounded than the lateral.

Front 9

1. Identify view
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 9

View: Lateral fetlock

Front 10

1. Identify view
2. Identify all bones and ligaments
3. Label the insertions for the suspensory, straight, oblique, and cruciate ligaments on the proximal sesamoid bones
4. Label the sagital ridge, and condyles of MC/MT 3

Back 10

View: 30 degree DP of the fetlock

Front 11

1. Identify view
2. Label all bones and joints
3. Label the sagital ridge and condyles of MC/MT 3
4. How do you determine which proximal sesamoid (M vs. L) is free-projected?

Back 11

View: Fetlock oblique

Front 12

1. Identify view
2. Label all bones and joints
3. Label the sagital ridge and condyles of MC/MT 3

Back 12

View: Fetlock flexed lateral

Front 13

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 13

View: Lateral Carpus

Front 14

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 14

View: Carpus flexed lateral

Front 15

1. Identify view
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 15

View: Carpus DP

Front 16

1. Identify the view, what is the identifying feature of this view?
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 16

View: Carpus DLPMO. The lateral edge of the joint is most visible (least overlap); the 4th carpal articulates with both MC3 and MC4.

Front 17

1. Identify the view, what is the identifying feature of this view?
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 17

View: Carpus DMPLO. The medial aspect is brought into prominence; the 2nd carpal bone only articulates with MC 2.

Front 18

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 18

View: Tarsus lateral

Front 19

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones and joints

Back 19

View: Tarsus DP

Front 20

1. Identify the view, what is the identifying feature of this view?
2. Label all bones and joints.
3. Label the medial maleolus of the tibia, and the medial trochlear ridge of the talus.

Back 20

View: Tarsus DLPMO, the talus will be more prominent on this view than DMPLO.

Front 21

1. Identify the view, what is the identifying feature of this view?
2. Label all bones and joints
3. Label the lateral trochlear ridge of the talus, the sustentaculum tali, and the lateral maleolus of the tibia.

Back 21

View: Tarsus DMPLO; calcaneus is less prominent (overlaps the tibia more) than on DLPMO

Front 22

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones and joints
3. Identify the sustentaculum tali

Back 22

View: Skyline of the tarsus

Front 23

1. Identify view
2. Label all bones and joints
3. Identify the medial and lateral trochlea of the femur, and the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.

Back 23

View: Stifle lateral

Front 24

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones
3. Label the trochlear ridges, condyles, and intracondylar fossa of the femur, and the intercondylar emminence of the tibia.

Back 24

View: Stifle CdL-CrM 30 degree oblique

Front 25

1. Identify view
2. Label all bones
3. Label the condyles of the femur, and the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.
4. How do you differentiate medial from lateral?

Back 25

View: Stifle CrCd
M vs. L: Patella projects laterally to the femur, medial condyle is larger and more rounded than the lateral.

Front 26

1. Identify the view
2. Label all bones
3. Label the trochlear ridges of the femur.
4. How do you differentiate medial from lateral?

Back 26

View: Stifle Skyline
M vs. L: Medial trochlear ridge is larger.