Sentences with phrase «joint mice»
Of course, the presence of loose bony pieces such as these (they are often called joint mice) leads to inflammation and pain.
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These are known as joint mice.
If there are visible joint mice (loose pieces of bone consistency tissue, usually a calcified piece of cartilage that has torn off the bone) in the joint, it is really really likely that OCD is the cause in a large breed dog in this age range.
In some instances, the flaps can actually use the nutrients in the joint fluid and grow larger, becoming what are referred to as «joint mice.»
The coronoid process fragments forming a loose body in the elbow joint, called a joint mouse.
The anconeal process never unties with the ulna, can detach and form a loose body in the joint, called a joint mouse.
The separations of the cartilage or joint mice are often identified on radiographs.
The affected joint is opened and the offending flap, defect, or joint mouse is removed.
These flaps and floaters (joint mice) need to be removed surgically.
In other case, a piece of cartilage breaks off and floats freely in the joint (sometimes called a «joint mouse»).
On radiographs we are looking for flattening of joint surfaces, lucency (dark spots) or sclerosis (white spots) in the bone just under the cartilage, osteophytes (new bone cells), joint effusion (fluids) and joint mice.
Bits of cartilage can break off forming a joint mouse which interrupts normal joint movement.
The surgery has two objectives — remove stuff that might be irritating, such as cartilage flaps, joint mice and osteophytes (visible ridges of arthritis) and curette the damaged area down to healthy bone so that fibrocartilage will form over the area.
«Joint mice» can become wedged between the bones of the joint, eroding cartilage and causing severe pain.
Often, older dogs that have chronically untreated OCD present with large calcified fragments «joint mice» and osteoarthritis.
Free cartilage flaps can lodge in joints and may increase in size with calcification becoming «joint mice» which can be seen on radiographs.