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Dorsal radiocarpal ligament sprain causing intermittent carpal lameness in high activity dogs
Author(s) -
GUILLIARD M. J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1997.tb03442.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lameness , ligament , dorsum , surgery , anesthesia , anatomy
Five dogs were presented with mild to moderate unilateral thoracic limb lameness attributable to second and third degree sprains of the dorsal radiocarpal Ilgament. Three were active working dogs and two were racing greyhounds. In four cases the lameness was long‐standing and unresponsive to rest; the remaining case was seen as an acute Injury. Treatment was by exploratory surgery with postoperative support or by external support alone. All the dogs made a complete recovery with no recurrence of injury.