dc.contributor.author
Häußler, Thomas C.
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Kornmayer, Matthias
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Scheich, Miriam
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Fischer, Andreas
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Feichtenschlager, Christian J.
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Rohwedder, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned
2023-10-27T12:55:54Z
dc.date.available
2023-10-27T12:55:54Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/41299
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-41020
dc.description.abstract
Objectives
The objective of the first part of this retrospective multicentre study was to identify and classify common calcaneal tendon (CCT) injuries in a study population of 66 cats.
Methods
The medical records of five different small animal referral centres and veterinary teaching hospitals between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed. In addition to patient-specific data, CCT injuries were characterised in detail. Diagnostic modalities and further comorbidities were recorded.
Results
Sixty-six cats met the inclusion criteria. The mean age of the cats was 7.5 years (range 0.5–16.3) and their mean body weight (BW) was 4.6 kg (range 1.5–9.0). Thirty-four spayed females (51.5%), five intact females (7.6%) and 27 castrated males (40.9%) were included. Most cases involved closed injuries of the CCT (69.7%). Twenty-one of 46 cats had closed atraumatic injuries (45.7%). Open injuries (30.3%) were most commonly lacerations (65%). Twenty-one injuries were classified as atraumatic (31.8%), whereas 25 were traumatic (37.9%). With every year of age, the odds of having an atraumatic injury increased by a factor of 1.021. Cats with atraumatic injuries had a higher mean BW than cats with traumatic injuries, but the difference was not statistically significant. Acute injuries were recorded in 40.9% of cases, whereas 51.5% of cats had a subacute CCT injury and 7.6% had chronic lesions. Most acute lesions were Meutstege type I injuries (55.6%). Subacute and chronic lesions were more commonly Meutstege type IIc injuries (58.8% and 60%, respectively). Considering all CCT injuries, a Meutstege type IIc injury was most common (53%).
Conclusions and relevance
The most common type of injury was Meutstege type IIc. Cats with atraumatic injuries had a higher mean BW than cats with traumatic injuries, but the difference was not statistically significant. Older cats more commonly presented with atraumatic CCT injuries.
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8 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Common calcaneal tendon
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dc.subject
Achilles tendon
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dc.subject
tendinopathy
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche
dc.title
Retrospective multicentre evaluation of common calcaneal tendon injuries in 66 cats. Part 1: study population, injury specification and classification
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1177/1098612X221131253
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
1
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
25
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X221131253
refubium.affiliation
Veterinärmedizin
refubium.affiliation.other
Klein- und Heimtierklinik
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1532-2750
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