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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20(01): 73-77
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616592
Case Report
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Diagnostic findings in a lame-free dog with complete rupture of the biceps brachii tendon

A case report in a unilaterally affected working Labrador Retriever
P. Wiemer
1   Tierklinik Stechmann und Seidel, Rendsburg, Germany
2   Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic Animals, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
,
B. van Ryssen
2   Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic Animals, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
,
I. Gielen
2   Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic Animals, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
,
O. Taeymans
2   Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic Animals, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
,
H. van Bree
2   Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic Animals, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Received 24 April 2006

Accepted 01 June 2006

Publication Date:
21 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

A case of a complete rupture of the biceps brachii tendon in a lame-free three-year-old Labrador Retriever is described. The dog had a history of chronic lameness following a trauma, but had become lame-free shortly before presentation. Clinical examination, biceps tendon test and shoulder instability tests under general anaesthesia were inconspicuous for shoulder instability. Routine radiographs, arthrography and ultrasound were suspicious for bicipital tendopathy. The definite diagnosis of a complete rupture of the biceps brachii tendon was made upon arthroscopic inspection of the glenohumeral joint.

Keywords

Biceps brachii - tendon - rupture - diagnostic findings - dog
 

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