Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog limping with rubber band stuck in foot bones for 8 months
By Wagoner, Hannah et al.·Published in Frontiers in veterinary science·2022·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Case report: Tunneling foreign body in the metatarsal bones of a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male goldendoodle was brought in for limping and draining sores on his foot that had been bothering him for about 8 months. X-rays and a CT scan showed a strange tubular object causing damage to the bones in his foot. During surgery, the vets found a rubber band that had wrapped around and tunneled through the bones. After removing the rubber band, the dog was treated and is expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old male intact goldendoodle presented for intermittent lameness, persistent draining tracts, and radiographic identified boney lytic lesions involving the metatarsal region, which had persisted for approximately 8 months before presentation to our referral hospital. Radiographic and computed tomography (CT) images suggested a tubular structure encircling and tunneling through the right metatarsal bones. Exploratory surgery confirmed a circumferential rubber band foreign body, with lytic boney tunneling within the metatarsal bones. CT provided vital information to assist in the surgical planning for this patient with a chronic tunneling foreign body.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36467648/