title: Sartorius muscle contracture in a German shepherd dog.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report sartorius muscle contracture in a dog.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 5-year-old, male, German Shepherd dog.
  
  
  METHODS
  After a 2-month history of right hindlimb lameness was treated by tenectomy of the caudal sartorius muscle for sartorius muscle contracture.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One month after surgery there was complete remission of clinical signs; however, after 12 months, there was partial reunion of sartorius caudal belly and onset of gracilis muscle contracture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Contracture of the sartorius muscle in dogs is seemingly rare and similar to gracilis muscle contracture with which it may be confused. Differentiation requires knowledge of muscular anatomy, careful palpation, and surgical inspection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sartorius muscle contracture can be treated by tenectomy or removal of contracted muscle tissue, however, long-term outcome suggests the need to develop approaches that prevent recurrence caused by scarring of transected tissues.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Clinical Department-Surgical Section, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spadari
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spinella
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morini
authors.forename: Noemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valentini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003286:Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000601:surgery*; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D008297:Male