title: Clinical allograft of a calcaneal tendon in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: A 5.5-y-old male rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) housed in an outdoor field cage presented for severe trauma involving the left calcaneal tendon. Part of the management of this wound included an allograft of the calcaneal tendon from an animal that was euthanized for medical reasons. This case report describes the successful medical and surgical management of a macaque with a significant void of the calcaneal tendon. To our knowledge, this report is the first description of a successful tendon allograft in a rhesus macaque for clinical purposes.
authors.affiliation: California National Primate Research Center, University of California - Davis, Davis, California, USA. mjlemoy@primate.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Marie-Josee
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lemoy
authors.affiliation: California National Primate Research Center, University of California - Davis, Davis, California, USA; Veterinary Technology Department for Carrington College, Stockton, California, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.affiliation: California National Primate Research Center, University of California - Davis, Davis, California, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colagross-Schouten
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D000818:Animals; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*