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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2023

Case report: Nonsimultaneous bilateral triceps tendon rupture and surgical repair in a healthy dog.

Maureen P Bennett, Gena Silver, Tonya Tromblee, Rickard Kohler, Daniel Frem, Eric N Glass, Marc Kent

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maureen P BennettSection of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA, United States.
Gena SilverSection of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA, United States.
Tonya TrombleeSection of Diagnostic Imaging, Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA, United States.
Rickard KohlerSection of Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Surgery, Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA, United States.
Daniel FremSection of Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Surgery, Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA, United States.
Eric N GlassSection of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ, United States.
Marc KentDepartment of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.
University of Georgia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 7-year-old female spayed Australian shepherd dog was presented for an acute onset of inability to stand. On physical examination, the dog was unable to support weight on the thoracic limbs. On neurological examination, the thoracic limbs had absent hopping and paw placement and reduced withdrawal reflexes bilaterally. The remainder of the neurological examination was normal. The anatomic lesion localized to the C6-T2 spinal nerve roots, spinal nerves, or the named nerves of the thoracic limb, bilaterally. A lesion affecting the ventral gray column of the C6 through T2 spinal cord segments was considered less likely. In an effort to exclude an orthopedic disorder from consideration, radiographs of the shoulders, elbows, and manus were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical and cranial thoracic vertebral column was normal. Analysis of synovial fluid from the carpi, elbows, and shoulders were normal. Ultrasonography of the triceps muscle and tendon of insertion revealed bilateral, acute-subacute tears of the tendon at insertion of the triceps muscles, bilaterally. Magnetic resonance imaging of both elbows revealed complete avulsion of the triceps tendons bilaterally. Surgical repair of both tendons was performed using the Arthrex FiberLoop system combined with autologous conditioned plasma soaked in a collagen sponge. Postoperatively, external coaptation was provided using Spica splints for 6 weeks followed by the use of soft padded orthotic braces for an additional 6 weeks. Concurrently, a front support wheelchair was used for 10 weeks postoperative. By 10 weeks postoperative, the dog was able to ambulate without support. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of bilateral triceps tendon avulsion in a dog. Tendon avulsion occurred without a known history of trauma or predisposing metabolic abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging provided excellent anatomical detail that aided in surgical repair.

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