Orthopedic Conditions • Torn cruciate (knee) ligament • Other ligament and tendon injuries • Hip dysplasia • Elbow dysplasia • Luxating patella • Fractures • Limb abnormalities • Osteochondrosis of the shoulder or elbow (OCD) • Fragmented
medial coronoid process of the elbow (FMCP)
The vet said the x-rays showed early degenerative joint disease, increased radiohumoral joint space and probable
fragmented medial coronoid process (elbow dysplasia) involving the right elbow.
These abnormalities typically develop between four and eight months of age and include osteochondritis dessicans (OCD) of the medial humeral condyle, ununited anconeal process (UAP), joint incongruency, and fragmentation of
the medial coronoid process (FCP).
The most common causes of elbow pain in young dogs are elbow dysplasia, where fragments of bone (
medial coronoid process) are present in the elbow joint and un-united anconeal process where a portion of one of the bones that forms the elbow fails to fuse.
Related terms: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), osteochondrosis of humeral condyle, osteoarthritis, osteochondrodysplasia, hip dysplasia (commonly misspelled as displasia or displaysia), fragmented
medial coronoid process, ununited anconeal process, incongruent elbow
This involves a medial approach to the elbow joint on the opposite side to surgery for UAP, and both
the medial coronoid process of the ulna and the medial condyle of the humerus must be examined carefully.
Elbow disease is a general term to denote joint problems in growing dogs and it includes ununited anconeal process (UAP), fragmented
medial coronoid process (FCP) and osteochondrosis of the medial condyle of the humerus (OCD).
Ebow — the medial aspect of the humeral condyle, fragmented
medial coronoid process and ununited anconeal process
Arthroscopy for treatment of osteochondrosis dessicans (OCD), fragmented
medial coronoid process (FMCP), cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCL), and meniscal injuries
The most likely problem that fits the description you have included is a condition usually referred to as a fragmented
medial coronoid process.
CT / MRI to confirm a fragmented
medial coronoid process?
In more severely affected dogs, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), fragmented
medial coronoid processes and united anconeal processes can result from the stress in the joint.
Elbow dysplasia is a combination of four developmental abnormalities: an ununited anconeal process, osteochondrodystrophy (OCD) of the distal humoral condyle, a fragmented
medial coronoid process, and elbow incongruity.
In a dysplastic elbow, the ulna and
the medial coronoid process are higher than the radius.
Between the ulna and the radius is
a medial coronoid process.
The resulting uneven pressure on
the medial coronoid process can develop cracks or fragments of the coronoid process.
These processes are referred to as osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the medial humeral condyle, fragmented
medial coronoid process (FCP), and ununited anconeal process (UAP).
From about 12 to 20 weeks of age
the medial coronoid process undergoes ossification (turning cartilage in bone).
OCD is a major cause of elbow dysplasia and commonly occurs with fragmented
medial coronoid process.
Forelimb lameness due to fragmented
medial coronoid process (a component of elbow dysplasia) is a common orthopedic condition of large breed dogs such as Labrador Retrievers (Figure 1).
Ununited anconeal process (UAP) and fragmented
medial coronoid process (FCP) are other developmental problems.
When Poulos was in Sweden working on his Ph.D., and with Professor Olsson,
the medial coronoid process was one of their areas of interest.
At that time he changed the terminology to «fragmented
medial coronoid process», although the terminology «fractured medial coronoid» has also been used.
I know of no evidence to support a separate center of ossification for
the medial coronoid process.»
This causes incongruity within the joint, which leads to osteoarthrosis but may also cause fragmentation of
the medial coronoid process, osteochondrosis of the humeral condyle, ununited anconeal process, or combinations thereof.»
Phrases with «medial coronoid process»