Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with wrist bone death diagnosed by MRI for lameness
By Pownder, Sarah L et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Hospital for Special Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of presumed intermedioradial carpal bone avascular necrosis in the dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old spayed female Weimaraner was brought in for worsening limping on her left front leg, specifically around the wrist area. The veterinarian used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose a suspected fracture in the intermedioradial carpal bone, which had also developed avascular necrosis (a condition where the bone tissue dies due to lack of blood supply). This is the first known case of this type of bone issue being diagnosed in dogs using MRI. The dog may need specific treatment to manage the condition, but further details on recovery were not provided.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old, spayed female Weimaraner dog was evaluated for progressive left forelimb lameness localized to the carpus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to arrive at a presumptive diagnosis of intermedioradial carpal (IRC) bone fracture with avascular necrosis (AVN). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of naturally occurring AVN of the canine IRC diagnosed using MRI.
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