Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Limping and patella bone cyst treated by surgery in young Dobermann
By Petazzoni, M et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2015·Massimo Petazzoni, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Unicameral bone cyst of the patella in a young dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old male Dobermann Pinscher was brought in for limping on his left hind leg that had lasted for 10 days. The vet found mild swelling around the left knee and pain when the area was touched. X-rays showed a benign bone cyst in the knee, which was confirmed through further tests. The dog underwent surgery to remove the cyst and had a bone graft from his leg. Three weeks after the surgery, he was no longer limping or in pain, and five years later, he showed no signs of the cyst returning.
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Abstract
This report describes a case of a solitary unicameral patellar bone cyst in a young dog. A five-month-old, male Dobermann Pinscher dog was referred for a 10-day left hindlimb lameness. A mild swelling of the peripatellar soft tissues of the left patella was detected upon physical examination. Signs of pain were elicited upon direct palpation of the patella. Radiographic examination revealed an oval radiolucency within the medullary cavity at the base of the left patella. Radiographic examination, arthroscopy, and histopathology findings supported the diagnosis of a benign patellar bone cyst. The condition was treated by surgical curettage and autogenous bone graft harvested from the ipsilateral proximal tibia. Clinical signs, including lameness and signs of pain upon deep palpation, disappeared three weeks after surgery. Follow-up re-evaluation five years after surgery revealed no recurrence of the cyst and the patient was asymptomatic.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26299878/