Bilateral Calcaneal Epiphysiolysis in a Dog |
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| Authors: | RENE T VAN EE dvm TOMMY L WALKER dvm ms Dipiomateacvs C S PATTON dvm ms JAMIE R BELLAH dvm |
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| Institution: | Departments of Urban Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.;Departments of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. |
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| Abstract: | Ununited epiphyses were seen in the calcanei of a 13-month-old Rottweiler with abnormal rear limb conformation. Histologic examination of the tissues showed a nonunion with neoarthrosis formation. Surgical management included use of tension band and lag screw techniques to achieve epiphysiodesis that was radiographically evident 12 weeks postsurgery. There was no sign of lameness when examined 8 months after surgery. Similarities exist between this case and that of osteochondrosis in other domestic species, and with Osgood-Schlatters disease in humans. Osteochondrosis and/or abnormal angulation of the hocks were suspected as the underlying cause of the epiphyseal separations. |
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