Type 1 Achilles tendon rupture caused by grooming trauma in a young dog

Achilles tendon rupture is uncommon in small animal practice. A 9-month-old, female, mixed breed dog (weighing 2.2kg) was referred to our hospital with a primary complaint of right hind limb lameness. Complete right Achilles tendon rupture was diagnosed by physical examination and radiography. The t...

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Autores principales: Isaka, M., Befu, M., Matsubara, N., Ishikawa, M., Aono, H., Namba, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli and Libyan Authority for Research, Science and Technology 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623339
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description Achilles tendon rupture is uncommon in small animal practice. A 9-month-old, female, mixed breed dog (weighing 2.2kg) was referred to our hospital with a primary complaint of right hind limb lameness. Complete right Achilles tendon rupture was diagnosed by physical examination and radiography. The tendon was surgically repaired the next day by using a three-loop and single near-far-far-near suture methods. Complete healing was achieved by 97 days post-surgery. This report describes the surgical technique used for complete Achilles tendon rupture repair in a young dog.
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spelling pubmed-46295962015-11-30 Type 1 Achilles tendon rupture caused by grooming trauma in a young dog Isaka, M. Befu, M. Matsubara, N. Ishikawa, M. Aono, H. Namba, S. Open Vet J Case Report Achilles tendon rupture is uncommon in small animal practice. A 9-month-old, female, mixed breed dog (weighing 2.2kg) was referred to our hospital with a primary complaint of right hind limb lameness. Complete right Achilles tendon rupture was diagnosed by physical examination and radiography. The tendon was surgically repaired the next day by using a three-loop and single near-far-far-near suture methods. Complete healing was achieved by 97 days post-surgery. This report describes the surgical technique used for complete Achilles tendon rupture repair in a young dog. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli and Libyan Authority for Research, Science and Technology 2014 2014-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4629596/ /pubmed/26623339 Text en Copyright: © Open Veterinary Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Veterinary Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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