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Flexor enthesopathy: an undescribed elbow disorder in the dog
Acronym
Enthesopathie van de flexoren
Code
01D31908
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 September 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Morphological sciences
    • Orthopaedics
    • Morphological sciences
    • Orthopaedics
    • Morphological sciences
    • Orthopaedics
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Veterinary medicine
    • Other veterinary sciences
    • Other agricultural and food sciences
Keywords
arthroscopy echography enthesopathy ultrasound flexor tendon MRI dog elbow
 
Project description
 

The elbow is the most frequently affected joint in frontleg lameness in the dog. Recently an undescribed disorder was diagnosed: flexor enthesopathy, a disorder of the attachment of the tendon to the bone. This disorder is an important differential diagnosis for elbow problems. The typical diagnostic features are described and results of treatment are examined.