Computed Tomographic Documentation of the Natural Progression of Humeral Intracondylar Fissure in a Cocker Spaniel.

Authors
Farrell M, Trevail T, Marshall W, Yeadon R, Carmichael S.
Source
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00906.x/abstract
Date
December 2011
Journal
Vet Surg
Volume
40
Number
8
Pages
966-971

OBJECTIVE:
To report the computed tomographic (CT) documentation of humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF) developing after complete ossification of the humeral condyle (HC).
STUDY DESIGN:
Clinical report.
ANIMALS:
Male 3 year old working (English) Cocker Spaniel.
METHODS:
Sequential CT screening (659-day interval between analyses).
RESULTS:
A sagittal hypodense fissure typical of incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle (IOHC) was identified ∼22 months after screening CT examination documented a normal elbow joint.
CONCLUSION:
Even in dogs with clinical features typical of the condition most commonly termed IOHC, fissure formation and propagation can occur after ossification is complete.

Fracture Fixation and Implants
Elbow

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