Spontaneous healing of a trophic ulcer of the metatarsal pad in a dog
| Autor: | S. E. Gibbons, W. M. McKee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Metatarsal region Presumptive diagnosis Pain sensation Foot Diseases Weight-Bearing Dogs medicine Animals Dog Diseases Small Animals Tibial nerve Ulcer Trophic level Wound Healing Flexor tendon business.industry Anatomy digestive system diseases Surgery Hindlimb Metatarsus medicine.anatomical_structure Female business Sensory nerve |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of small animal practice. 45(12) |
| ISSN: | 0022-4510 |
| Popis: | A two-year-old whippet cross presented with a large ulcer of the right metatarsal pad. Laceration of the plantar aspect of the metatarsal region involving the flexor tendons had occurred 10 days prior to ulcer formation. Pain sensation was absent distal to the wound, indicating tibial nerve damage. A presumptive diagnosis of trophic ulceration of the metatarsal pad secondary to tibial nerve injury was made. Sensory nerve function returned within 14 weeks and the trophic ulcer subsequently healed. Spontaneous resolution of trophic ulceration has been reported in humans but, to the authors' knowledge, not in dogs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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