Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Right leg lameness from tibial tuberosity injury in young dog
By Brown, G W et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2013·Grove Referrals, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Avulsion fragmentation of the tibial tuberosity apophysis and associated patellar tendon enthesopathy in a skeletally immature dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9.5-month-old female crossbred dog was brought in for limping on her right back leg, which had been going on for 12 weeks. Imaging tests showed damage to a growth area in her knee and issues with the patellar tendon attachment. The vet treated her conservatively, and she responded well to the treatment, showing improvement. However, a related issue with her left leg was surgically corrected to ensure proper alignment. Overall, the dog made a good recovery and was able to move better afterward.
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Abstract
A 9.5-month-old, female entire, 31.3 kg crossbred dog was presented with a 12 week history of moderate weight-bearing right pelvic limb lameness. Radiographic, computed tomographic, and ultrasonographic imaging revealed progressive avulsion fragmentation of the right tibial tuberosity apophysis and a patellar tendon insertional enthesopathy without physeal involvement. Conservative management was successful in achieving a good clinical outcome. A progressive avulsion of the contralateral proximal tibial physes that occurred concurrently resulted in development of an excessive tibial plateau slope angle. The additional development of a moderate left distal femoral varus deformity was surgically corrected. This is the first report of a progressive, traction injury to the tibial tuberosity apophysis in a dog that appears clinically and radiographically very similar to Osgood-Schlatter disease in humans.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23677126/