Case description- A three-month-old male German Shepherd dog, with signs of instability to stand, ataxia and radiographic symptoms of chondrodysplasia is presented. The symptoms were developed since birth.Clinical Findings- On physical examination, the affected pup did not show any swelling, pain or other abnormality in the long bones by palpation, but he had ataxia in walking. Ocular examinati...

Bone age is assessed through a radiological analysis of the left-hand wrist and is then compared to chronological age. A conflict between these two values indicates an abnormality in the development process of the skeleton. This study, conducted on children aged between 0 and 6 years, proposes a computer-based diagnostic system to eliminate the disadvantages of the methods used in bone age dete...

Bones are calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. There are about 206 bones in our body and contains more calcium. Bones begin to develop before birth. From the moment of birth until the time one has grown up, bones go through a set a characteristic changes. Therefore the skeletal maturity, or bone age, can be estimated from radiographs of spec...

One of the well-known characteristic skeletal findings in athyreosis is retardation of bone maturation, the most common manifestations of which are delayed appearance of ossification centres of the carpal bones and the closure of the anterior fontanelle. Other evidences of this retardation of bone maturation have, however, been reported more recently and modern methods of research have shed new...

Here we present the radiographic findings of limb and spine in a 15-month-old female Bichon with pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH). PSACH is a rare form of osteochondrodysplasia, the main clinical characteristics are disproportionate short stature, abnormalities of the limbs and spine, abnormal walk, joint laxity and early osteoarthrosis. The animal was evaluated by physical and radiographic exams. ...

The management of pain, stiffness and weakness of the wrist following unsuccessful conservative treatment of fractures of the scaphoid or of Kienb#{246}ck’s disease is a difficult problem. The result of excision of the affected bone is unpredictable and arthrodesis is a major procedure which leaves a disability. To avoid these disadvantages Stamm (1944) suggested arthroplasty of the wrist by ex...

Osteopoikilosis (OPK) or osteopathia condensans disseminate or spotted bones is a benign osteosclerotic dysplasia of unknown origin. It is an inherited autosomal disorder. It is usually detected as a coincidental finding at radiographic examination. Both sexes are equally affected. The condition is usually asymptomatic. The most common localization of these lesions is in the phalanges of the ha...

Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a very rare and primarily benign autosomal dominant disorder of unknown etiology. Genetic studies showed heterozygous mutations of the LEMD3 gene. It is characterised by the occurrence of hyperostotic spots throughout the skeleton, with the most frequent localizations in the epiphyses and metaphyses of long bones, as well as in the carpal and tarsal bones. The clinical ...

We illustrate an interdisciplinary approach to identify a victim in a case with complex taphonomic and procedural issues. Burning, fragmentation, species commingling, and examination by multiple experts required anthropological preparation and analysis combined with radiographic adaptations to image and match trabecular patterns in unusually small, burned specimens. A missing person was last se...