Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Limping greyhound puppies diagnosed with tibial tuberosity avulsion
By Skelly, C M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1997·Department of Veterinary Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Avulsion of the tibial tuberosity in a litter of greyhound puppies.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of six greyhound puppies, all about five and a half months old, were brought in for hindlimb lameness, which varied in severity. X-rays showed that some of the puppies had a serious injury called avulsion of the tibial tuberosity, where a piece of bone pulls away from the main bone. Unfortunately, two of the puppies were so severely affected that they had to be euthanized. The findings suggested that these injuries might be linked to a genetic condition called osteochondrosis, which is common in greyhounds.
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Abstract
Avulsion of the tibial tuberosity was diagnosed in six of seven greyhound littermates aged five and a half months. The puppies showed hindlimb lameness of varying severity. Radiological assessment of affected stifle joints revealed partial or complete avulsion of the tibial tuberosities. In four puppies the lesions were bilateral. Euthanasia of the two most severely affected puppies was performed; the changes observed on histopathological examination of their cranioproximal tibiae suggested that the underlying lesion was that of osteochondrosis. A hereditary predisposition in greyhounds to osteochondrosis of the physis between the apophysis and the cranioproximal tibial diaphysis is postulated.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9358404/