Radiology of Degenerative Joint Disease

Question 1

what are some radiographic findings with degenerative joint disease?

Answer 1

synovial effusion
wide joint space
periarticular new bone formation
bone remodeling
subchondral sclerosis
subchondral cysts, narrowed joint space

Question 2

what are some types of periarticular new bone?

Answer 2

spurs/lipping
osteophytes
enthesiophytes

Question 3

what is osteophyte/lipping?

Answer 3

bone growth at articular margins

Question 4

what are the differential diagnoses for a joint body?

Answer 4

chip fragment
mineralized osteochondrosis dissecans
detached osteophyte
detached enthesiophyte
mineralized hematoma

Question 5

what do osteophytes originate from?

Answer 5

chondrocytes at joint margins

Question 6

what are enthesiophytes?

Answer 6

ligamentous attachments

Question 7

what are some things that can cause degenerate joint disease like cranial cruciate rupture?

Answer 7

meniscal injury
collateral ligament injury
osteochondritis dissecans
patellar luxation

Question 8

what are some secondary causes of degenerative joint disease?

Answer 8

wear and tear
trauma
osteochondritis dissecans
immune mediated
dysplasia
infection