Calcifying tendinopathy of the biceps brachii in a dog.
Calcifying tendinopathy of the biceps brachii was associated with lameness in a 1.5-year-old Rottweiler. Lameness was relieved by excision of the calcified mass and suture repair of the partially ruptured tendon. Calcifying tendinopathy is not well described in dogs, but it is a recognized clinical syndrome in human beings. The etiopathogenesis of the condition in human beings and dogs is poorly understood. Wider recognition of calcifying tendinopathy in dogs should lead to a better understanding of the disease and development of appropriate clinical treatments.
Muir
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Goldsmid
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Rothwell
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Bellenger
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D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*