Acquried tendon injuries in cattle
Subject Areas : Veterinary Soft and Hard Tissue SurgeryZahra Sadat Yousef Sani 1 , Ahad Jafari Rahbar Alizadeh 2 , Samaneh Ghasemi 3
1 - Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
2 - Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
3 -
Keywords: Cattle, Tendon, Tendon injuries, Lameness, Tenosynovitis,
Abstract :
Tendon disorders are the important cause of lameness, decreased production and loss of economic in cattle. These disorders may be congenital or acquired. Acquired tendon injuries involve tendon laceration, avulsion and rupture. Direct trauma, breeding injuries, bulls fight, and, handling accidents are the most causes of tendon injuries in cattle. Deep and superficial digital flexor tendons and gastrocnemius tendon are commonly affected. Clinical signs of tendon injuries depend on the severity of injury. Pain, mild to severe lameness and recumbency are the clinical signs associated with tendon injuries in cattle. Treatment of tendon injuries consist of stall confinement, anti-inflammatory medications, limb supporting through application of cast or splint and tenorrhaphy. The prognosis of tendon injuries affects by the severity of injury. Common acquired tendon injuries in cattle are described in this article.
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