Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dogs with partial calf muscle tears healed using ultrasound therapy
By Mueller, M C et al.Ā·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.TĀ·2009Ā·Clinical Department of Small Animals and HorsesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Conservative treatment of partial gastrocnemius muscle avulsions in dogs using therapeutic ultrasound -- A force plate study.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Labrador and a 7-year-old Golden Retriever were both brought in for limping due to partial tears in their gastrocnemius muscles (a muscle in the back of the leg). They were treated with pulsed therapeutic ultrasound, which helped reduce their limping and pain. Within a month, both dogs were back to their normal activity levels and showed no signs of discomfort when their legs were examined. Follow-up imaging confirmed healing, and the dogs remained pain-free for over a year after treatment.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In this report two cases of partial gastrocnemius muscle avulsion treated with pulsed therapeutic ultrasound are described. METHODS: The outcome in these two dogs was evaluated using ultrasonographic imaging and the measurement of ground reaction forces with a force plate. RESULTS: Both dogs showed an amelioration of the clinical signs within one month after commencement of the ultrasound therapy. The follow-up time for these cases was one year and six months respectively. Both of the dogs were free of lameness and had returned to their normal amount of exercise. Palpation of the fabella associated with the muscle injury did not produce any signs of pain. Ultrasonographic imaging did not detect any signs of haemorrhage or oedema, although scarring of muscle fibres was present. The force-plate analyses revealed an improvement. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: These results suggest that therapeutic ultrasound could be a beneficial treatment modality for this kind of muscle injury.
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