| SIGNALMENT:
3 month old Miniature Pinscher;
weight = 4.6 lbs.
HISTORY:
The owner reported that the previous night, the dog became suddenly
lame in the right front leg after running out the front door. The
dog was not hit by a car, and no other trauma was noted.
DIAGNOSIS:
The referring veterinarian had diagnosed an elbow fracture in this dog.
An additional AP view of the elbow (Figure 1) shows this to be a
lateral condyle fracture with slight comminution. |
Figure 1
The AP view allows us to better characterize and describe this fracture
as a lateral condylar fracture of the elbow (Salter type IV). |
