Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female Rottweiler with leg lameness from sesamoid bone fragments
By Zabka, A et al.·Published in Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde·1999·Veterinä·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [A case of sesamoid bone fragmentation in the leg as the cause of lameness in a female Rottweiler].
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Plain-English summary
An eight-month-old female Rottweiler was brought in for intermittent limping on her right back leg that had lasted for four weeks. X-rays revealed broken pieces in two small bones (sesamoid bones) in her paw, which were diagnosed as the cause of her lameness. The vet surgically removed the fragmented bones, and after the procedure, the dog was free of limping. Follow-up X-rays showed similar issues in her front paws, but those fragments were not causing any problems.
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Abstract
An eight-month-old female rottweiler was presented with a history of intermittent lameness of the right hindlimb of 4 weeks duration. Radiographs showed a fragmentation in two plantar sesamoid bones of the metatarsophalangeal joint. Based on these clinical and radiographic signs sesamoid disease of the 2nd and 7th sesamoid bone in the right hindpaw was diagnosed. The fragmented sesamoids were surgically removed and histologically examined. The treatment was successful and the dog became lamnessfree. Additional radiographs showed fragmentations of sesamoid bones VII of both the forepaws, but they did not cause any lameness.
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