Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with tendon luxation in hind leg treated by bone surgery
By Nam, Sanghyun et al.·Published in Frontiers in veterinary science·2022·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Case report: Block recession calcaneoplasty of the calcaneal tuber for treating lateral superficial digital flexor tendon luxation in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old female Collie was brought in for limping on her right hind leg, which had been going on for five months. The vet found that a tendon in her leg was slipping out of place, which was causing the lameness. To fix this, the vet performed a surgery that reshaped the bone and repaired the tendon. After two weeks, the dog still had some mild limping, but by 12 weeks post-surgery, she was back to normal and moving well again.
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Abstract
A 4-year-old, intact, female, Collie was presented with 5 month history of right hindlimb lameness. Lateral luxation of the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) was diagnosed on the basis of the clinical, radiographic and ultrasonographic finding. Intraoperatively, shallow right calcaneal tuber was observed. Block recession calcaneoplasty with retinaculum repair using anchor screw were performed to manage SDFT luxation. Additionally, temporary restraining pin was placed on lateral aspect of the calcaneal tuber. The patient demonstrated mild lameness at 2 weeks postoperatively and improved to normal limb function at 12 weeks postoperatively. As the gold standard of surgical techniques for SDFT luxation has not yet been reported, block recession calcaneooplasty may be an alternative surgical option for patients with calcaneal morphologic abnormalities causing SDFT luxation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36583032/