title: Sub-acute and chronic MRI findings in bilateral canine fibrotic contracture of the infraspinatus muscle.
abstract: A six-year-old, 30-kg female German pointer dog was presented for examination with a history of pre-existing right-forelimb lameness and more recent (3 months) persistent lameness in the left-forelimb. Physical examination revealed mild left-forelimb lameness and a mild circumduction movement. There were no signs of pain or crepitation detected during manipulation of the shoulders, but the animal was unable to fully flex both glenohumeral joints. Magnetic resonance imaging, using fast recovery fast spin echo T2-weighted and fat saturated proton density sequences, revealed abnormal heterogeneous hypointensity in the right infraspinatus muscle and a heterogeneous hyperintense area in the left infraspinatus muscle. Surgical treatment consisting of a bilateral infraspinatus tenectomy resulted in improved limb function. Histopathological examination demonstrated tissue changes in the right infraspinatus, characterised by myofibre degeneration and fibrosis, compatible with a chronic degenerative process, while changes in the left infraspinatus muscle were characterised by variable degrees of fibre degeneration, haemorrhage and interstitial oedema.
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of León, 24071 León, Spain.
authors: N G
authors: NG
authors: Orellana-James
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Ginja
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Regueiro
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Oliveira
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gama
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Rodriguez-Altonaga
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Gonzalo-Orden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003286:Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery