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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2004; 17(04): 253-255
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632814
Case Report
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Displacement of the proximal tendon of the long digital extensor muscle

A case report in a bilaterally affected working dog
H. de Rooster
1   Department of Medicine and Clinical Biology of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
,
M. Risselada
2   department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium
,
H. van Bree
2   department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Publication History

Received 30 October 2003

Accepted 22 January 2004

Publication Date:
07 February 2018 (online)

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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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