Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Limping adult Teckel dog treated for bone cyst with shark teeth
By García-González, Mario et al.·Published in Frontiers in veterinary science·2021·Clinical Sciences Department, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Case Report: First Evidence of a Benign Bone Cyst in an Adult Teckel Dog Treated With Shark Teeth-Derived Bioapatites.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female Teckel was brought in for limping due to a rare bone cyst. The veterinarian performed surgery to fill the cyst with a special material derived from shark teeth, which helped the bone heal. Eight weeks after the surgery, the area had healed significantly, and by 18 months, it was almost completely remodeled. The limp disappeared after the procedure, and the dog made a full recovery without any side effects.
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Abstract
Bone cysts are a very rare orthopedic pathology in veterinary medicine, the general prevalence of which is unknown. A unicameral bone cyst was diagnosed in an adult female Teckel dog with a limp that was treated surgically by filling the defect with marine bioapatites. The treatment was effective and at 8 weeks the defect had remodeled 50.24%. Eighteen months after surgery, the defect had remodeled 94.23%. The limp disappeared after surgery, and functional recovery was good in all stages after surgery. No adverse reactions were observed at the local or systemic level. This is the first report of a benign bone cyst in an lame adult female Teckel successfully treated with a novel marine bioapatite.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33693042/