Computed Tomography Findings in 32 Joints Affected with Severe Elbow Incongruity and Fragmented Medial Coronoid Process

Abstract

On CT, several features associated with severe elbow incongruity and concomitant FCP were detected, which were not found in normal joints or congruent joints affected by FCP.

Computed tomographic morphometry of the biceps brachii muscle tendon of dogs affected by the medial coronoid disease

“…Dogs with incongruent elbow joints and other pathological changes except MCD were excluded from this study. Elbow joint congruence was tested in agreement by Samoy, Gielen, and Caelenberg (), Samoy, Gielen, Saunders, Bree, and Van Ryssen () and Samoy, Van Vynckt, et al ().…”

“…Congruence measurements in a sagittal reconstruction in three places were performed to determine the distance between the elbow joint bones (Samoy, Gielen, & Caelenberg, ; Samoy, Gielen, Saunders, et al, ; Samoy, Van Vynckt, et al, ). The humeroulnar joint space was measured between the greatest concave point of the trochlear notch and the contiguous point of the humeral condyle.…”

“…The humeroradial joint space was measured between the most concave part of the radial head and the nearest point of the humeral condyle. The radioulnar step was measured between the most distal point of the trochlear notch and the most proximal point of the caudal part of the radial head (Samoy, Gielen, & Caelenberg, ; Samoy, Gielen, Saunders, et al, ; Samoy, Van Vynckt, et al, ). Measurements were performed on the native CT reconstructions.…”

Avaliação morfológica e morfométrica da articulação umerorradioulnar em cães através de exames radiográficos e por tomografia computadorizada

“…Três avaliadores, com níveis diferentes de experiência prática, sendo que o avaliador principal foi considerado o avaliador com maior experiência, avaliaram, em cego, as imagens tomográficas em formato DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine). Baseado no tamanho do degrau radioulnar na reconstrução sagital, a graduação para incongruência radioulnar foi realizada, conforme proposto por Samoy et al (2012). Foi elaborado um protocolo de avaliação na análise das imagens radiográficas e de TC, considerando sim para a presença da alteração, não para a ausência da alteração e não possível para a impossibilidade de identificação de determinada lesão.…”

“…Baseado no tamanho do degrau radioulnar na reconstrução sagital, uma graduação para incongruência foi realizada, considerando: articulação congruente (grau 0): degrau entre rádio e ulna entre 0 < 0,5mm; discreta incongruência (grau 1): 0,5mm <2,0mm; moderada incongruên-cia (grau 2): 2,0mm <3,0mm; importante incongruência (grau 3): 3mm ou mais (Samoy et al 2012).…”