Displacement of the proximal tendon of the long digital extensor muscle

H. de Rooster; M. Risselada; H. van Bree

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1632814

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2004; 17(04): 253-255
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632814

Case Report

Schattauer GmbH

Displacement of the proximal tendon of the long digital extensor muscle

A case report in a bilaterally affected working dog

H. de Rooster

¹Department of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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M. Risselada

²department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium

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H. van Bree

²department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium

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Abstract

Summary

A case of bilateral displacement of the proximal tendon of the long digital extensor (LDE) muscle has been described in a 5-year-old Siberian Husky. During surgery, a prosthetic roof was created over the extensor sulcus of the proximal tibia on both legs simultaneously.

Keywords

Long digital extensor - tendon - displacement - stifle - dog

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