VCS 502: VETERINARY ORTHOPEADICS & DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING LECTURE NOTES DR. TIMOTHY, A.O. OLUSA (DVM, MVSc) DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE & SURGERY UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA AUGUST, 2010
TOPIC:RADIOLOGY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM INTRODUCTION The musculoskeletal system (MSS) consists of: ► Bones ► Cartilages ► Muscles ► Ligaments and ► Tendons
FUNCTIONS OF MSS Support for the body Provision of motion Protection of vital organs Storage for calcium and phosphorus Haemopoiesis
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR MSS Radiography Ultra-sonography Scintigraphy Computed tomography (CT Scan) Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI)
Radiographic examination Useful for evaluation of many small animal and equine orthopeadic conditions Bones are limited in its response to diseases: ►Production of new bone/sclerosis (more radiopaque) ►localized area of bone lysis (more radiolucent) ►generalized increased bone density ►generalized decreased bone density
RADIOLOGY OF BONE The Appendicular Skeleton