Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chronic Achilles tendon rupture repair in Caucasian Shepherd dogs
By Adamiak, Z & Holak, P·Published in Polish journal of veterinary sciences·2005·Department of Surgery and Rentgenology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of chronic complete rupture of achilles tendon in three dogs with locking loop suture and own suture technique.
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Plain-English summary
Three heavy Caucasian Shepherd dogs were brought in for limping due to a complete rupture of their Achilles tendon, which had happened a while ago. The veterinarian performed surgery to repair the tendon using two different suture techniques and also supported it with a cast. After a year of recovery, all three dogs showed no signs of discomfort or limping, indicating that the treatment was successful.
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Abstract
The present case report describes three heavy dogs, Caucasian Shepherd breed, with chronic complete traumatic rupture of Achilles tendon, which was repaired with two types of sutures. Surgical treatment involved shortening the Achilles tendon, and using a locking loop suture technique and own suture technique with four buttons. Additionally, positional screw and cast supported the sutures. Twelve months postoperatively no discomfort and lameness were observed on clinical examination. This paper shows that treatment of chronic complete rupture of Achilles tendon with locking loop suture and own suture technique gives good results.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15989138/