title: Reconstruction of chronic triceps tendon avulsion using synthetic mesh graft in a dog.
abstract: Avulsion of the triceps tendon insertion was diagnosed in a two-year-old Poodle mixed breed dog 10 weeks after traumatic injury. Diagnosis was confirmed with clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The tendon was reconstructed using tension-relieving sutures augmented with a synthetic degradable porous polyurethane urea onlay mesh graft. The repair was immobilized using a transarticular external skeletal fixator with staged increases in elbow flexion. Treatment was successful, with signs of healing confirmed by MRI and normal clinical function one year after surgery. The successful outcome in this case suggests that surgical repair of a chronic triceps tendon injury using a synthetic mesh augmentation may be successful in similar cases.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ambrosius
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Arnoldy
authors: K R
authors: KR
authors: Waller
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Little
authors: Dr. Jason A. Bleedorn, University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, United States, Phone: +1 608 890 2081, Fax: +1 608 263 7930, E-mail: jbleedorn@vetmed.wisc.edu.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Bleedorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001415:Back; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000662:veterinary*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Artelon®; Dog; avulsion; graft; tendon