https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26490/fractured-sesamoids-in-young-rottweiler Has anyone ever come across fractured metacarpal sesamoids in dogs, and how likely is this to be of clinical relevance wrt lameness (dog has elbow dysplasia too)? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/189411?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:00:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:64acd03d-9bee-4016-a962-095811de9c27Laura Kidd<p>I think Rottweilers can have bipartite sesamoids - which I don&#39;t think are thought to be problematic. Depends on history, clinical findings and rads.&nbsp;</p> <p>Would be more concerned by the elbows- although am not an orthopod!</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/189410?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:59:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:45b1ab1b-37cf-4354-9155-47d561fcc0e5Miriam Lodewyks<p>Don&#39;t know, not my case.&nbsp;</p> <p>Dog was referred by a colleague for suspected elbow dysplasia (now confirmed) but the orthopod commented that the &quot;sesamoid disease&quot; might also be contributing to the lameness.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now I&#39;ve heard of this in horses, but is a first for me wrt dogs... did I miss that lecture?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/189409?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:56:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:dd3a8479-baa2-448f-b05a-8b41438c5c00Thomas Johnson<p>[quote user=&quot;GrooveJet&quot;]</p> <p>Has anyone ever come across fractured metacarpal sesamoids in dogs, and how likely is this to be of clinical relevance wrt lameness (dog has elbow dysplasia too)?</p> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Are the sesamoids definitely fractured rather than bipartite?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>