Evaluation of degenerative changes of elbow and coxofemoral joints in dogs using computed tomography
2021
Singh, Satyaveer | Palecha, Sakar | Bishnoi, P. | Gahlot, T.K.
The present study investigates the use of computed tomography (C T) in the diagnosis of degenerative disorders and associated changes in the elbow and coxo-femoral joints in 10 dogs. CT was performed under general anaesthesia and the CT images were acquired in a bony window and were evaluated using MPR (transverse, sagittal and dorsal planes) reconstruction. 3D volume rendering images were also reconstructed to evaluate and characterize the degenerative changes and its extent involving these joints. Based on the CT findings, different pathological changes observed in hip joints included osteoarthrosis and associated hip dysplasia, sclerotic changes attenuating density of air, deformed anatomy of coxo-femoral joints, obliteration of joint space with shallow acetabulum. In the elbow joints, the changes included exuberant new bone formation, incongruity of elbow joint with osteophytosis and irregular articular surface of humero-radioulnar joint. The 3D volume rendering images showed the extent of such degenerative changes associated with the joints. In conclusion, CT enabled the improved understanding of the complex anatomical structure and enhanced the successful diagnosis of degenerative changes of the elbow and hip joints in dogs.
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