Rads of the left elbow and carpus –
Left elbow- The cranial contour of the medial coronoid process (MCP) is blurred. Marked loss of opacity is noted in the proximal aspect oft he MCP. The trochlear notch of the ulna reveals moderate sclerosis caudal to the MCP. A moderate amount of osteophytes is seen at the pericarticular margins. The medial and lateral epicondylus of the humerus present moderate enthesiophytosis which is an indirect sign of flexor and extensor enthesiopathy. The subhcondral bone of the trochlea humeri is sclerotic but even and smooth with no obvious defects.
Multifocal small well-delineated soft tissue and mineral opacities are seen superimposed onto the soft tissue (see picture below) and may be dirt in the fur versus soft tissue nodules. Clinical correlation is warranted.
Right elbow – The craniocaudal view of the right elbow presents very similar changes compared with the left one. However the modeling of the MCP is more pronounced in this view.
left and right carpus- Very small emerging osteophytes are seen at the periarticular margins of the carpometacarpal joint. There is no evidence of an articular swelling oft he carpal joints.