title: OSTEOCHONDROSIS IN THE DISTAL FEMURS OF AN ADULT RETICULATED GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS RETICULATA): MACROSCOPIC, RADIOLOGIC, AND HISTOLOGIC FINDINGS.
abstract: An adult male reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) was presented for postmortem examination. During radiologic examination of the hindlimbs, osseous cyst-like lesions were detected in both medial femoral condyles. These lesions were subsequently examined macroscopically and histologically. The gross appearance suggested a diagnosis of bilateral osteochondrosis that was confirmed with histopathologic examination. This finding has not previously been reported in giraffes. Macroscopic visualization of the major limb joints, including the femorotibial joints, is therefore encouraged in future postmortem examinations of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), and further assessment of clinical significance is required.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Alexander L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.forename: Jonathon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Fieke Marije
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Molenaar
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flach
authors.forename: Ken C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000068276:Giraffes; D008297:Male; D055034:Osteochondrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Computed tomography; giraffe; osseous cyst-like lesions; osteochondrosis; pathology; radiography