Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with torn calf muscle causing abnormal left back leg stance
By Bali, Monty S·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2011·Fachtierarzt fü, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Avulsion of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male domestic shorthair cat was brought in because he was walking on the bottom of his left back leg instead of standing normally. The vet found that a muscle in his leg had torn away from the bone. To fix this, the vet performed surgery to reattach the muscle using special stitches and a temporary screw to help stabilize the area. Thankfully, the cat had no complications after surgery and made a full recovery.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old male, castrated, domestic shorthair cat was presented with a plantigrade stance of the left pelvic limb. An avulsion of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle was diagnosed based on clinical examination and radiographic assessment. Surgical reduction and fixation were achieved with modified locking loop sutures through bone tunnels in the supracondylar tuberosity of the distal femur. Additionally, a temporary calcaneotibial positional screw was placed in order to neutralise forces on the gastrocnemius muscle. No postoperative complications were encountered and the cat made a full recovery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21820927/