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Tendon Transfer for Treatment of Peroneal Nerve Paralysis in a Dog Report of a Case
Author(s) -
LEIGHTON R. L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1982.tb00670.x
Subject(s) - medicine , proprioception , tendon , surgery , paralysis , tendon transfer , iliopsoas , anatomy , physical medicine and rehabilitation
A six‐year‐old male Labrador cross was left with a sensory and proprioceptive deficit in the right hind paw after recovering from a severe case of warfarin poisoning. Palliative treatment in the form of protective devices, casts and bandages was not successful. A chronic ulcerative infection developed with enlargement of the popliteal lymph node requiring medical treatment. A conscious proprioceptive deficit in the right hind leg only was consistent with a peroneal or ischiatic nerve deficit. A surgical procedure to shorten the long digital extensor was not satisfactory. A second precedure, the transfer of the long digital flexor tendon to the long digital extensor tendon provided an excellent end result.