Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasound versus touch-guided biceps tendon cutting in dogs
By Esterline, M L et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2005·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A comparison of palpation guided and ultrasound guided percutaneous biceps brachii tenotomy in dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog underwent a biceps brachii tenotomy (surgery to cut a tendon in the upper front leg) using two different methods: one guided by feeling (palpation) and the other using ultrasound imaging. While both methods were effective, the ultrasound technique was found to be more accurate in completely cutting the tendon without damaging surrounding tissues. However, it took longer and required a bigger incision. Overall, the ultrasound-guided method was recommended for its precision, leading to better outcomes for the dog after surgery.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare palpation guided and ultrasound guided techniques for biceps brachii tenotomy in dogs. The differences between the two tenotomy procedures in muscle incision length, confidence level of tenotomy, percentage tendon transection, difficulty of tendon location or transection, or amount of haemorrhage, were not significant. The ultrasound guided tenotomy procedure took significantly longer to perform and required a longer skin incision, but these differences were not considered to be clinically important. With palpation guided tenotomy, several surrounding muscular and tendinous structures were damaged. We concluded that ultrasound guided tenotomy is an accurate method of tendon identification because it allowed for complete transection in 10 out of 11 tendons, and provides a method for checking completeness of tendon transection after the procedure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16594443/