Retrospective multicentre evaluation of common calcaneal tendon injuries in 66 cats. Part 1: study population, injury specification and classification

dc.contributor.authorHäußler, Thomas C
dc.contributor.authorKornmayer, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorScheich, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorFeichtenschlager, Christian J
dc.contributor.authorRohwedder, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-17T08:04:23Z
dc.date.available2023-04-17T08:04:23Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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.
dc.identifier.urihttps://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de//handle/jlupub/16244
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-15627
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCommon calcaneal tendon
dc.subjectAchilles tendon
dc.subjecttendinopathy
dc.subjectrupture
dc.subject.ddcddc:630
dc.titleRetrospective multicentre evaluation of common calcaneal tendon injuries in 66 cats. Part 1: study population, injury specification and classification
dc.typearticle
local.affiliationFB 10 - Veterinärmedizin
local.source.epage8
local.source.journaltitleJournal of feline medicine and surgery
local.source.number1
local.source.spage1
local.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X221131253
local.source.volume25

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