Clinical findings, treatment, and outcome in 11 dairy heifers with breakdown injury due to interosseous medius muscle rupture

Nuss, Karl; Boppart, Jasmin; Geyer, Hans

doi:10.1111/vsu.12610

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“…In the case of vicuna, their on average older age and maybe also chronic sickness could be an additional factor for low MTr. Various authors have claimed the muscle content of the IOM to diminish with age in different species: Ruminants in general (Seiferle & Frewein, 2004), cattle (Müller‐Calgan, 1954, cited by Nickel et al, 2004; Nuss, 2017), ovine (Köppen, 2014; Mascarello & Rowlerson, 1995) and the horse (Seiferle & Frewein, 2004; Shikh Alsook et al, 2013). We should, therefore, consider that their higher average age could erroneously lower the values of MTr in vicuna.…”

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Suspensory ligament or interosseous muscle? Histology of the interosseous muscle of South American Camelids

Schraml

Santos

Bässler

et al. 2021

Anat Histol Embryol

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The interosseous muscles (IOM) have evolved to largely collagenized structures in many large grazers, including South American Camelids (SACs). SACs include lama (Lama glama), alpaca (Vicugna pacos), guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and vicuna (Vicugna vicugna). This study reports on a comparative histomorphological evaluation of the IOM in these four species. First, a descriptive qualitative analysis of the tissue composition within the physiological IOM clearly demonstrates that the IOM of all SAC species is predominantly tendinous. However, we can always find a small amount of striated muscle fibres supporting the claim that the term "interosseous muscle" should be preferred over the denomination "suspensory ligament". Second, we quantify the ratio of muscle tissue (MTr) occupying the cross-sectional area (CSA) of 80 limbs at three levels and examine it in relation to limb, sample localization and species. Values for MTr are highest at the middle level, ranging from 0.4% to 15.2% with a mean of 3.4% ± 3.2%. We also detect notable amounts of muscle tissue at the distal sample level in the area of the branches of the IOM. Of all SACs, alpacas present the highest MTr. Lamas have a significantly larger MTr than guanacos. These results suggest the influence of domestication and/or physical activity on the muscle tissue content of the IOM of SACs. Amounts and distribution of muscle, adipose and lose connective tissue vary greatly for each sample localization and within individuals of one species. This may complicate the interpretation of MRI images of SACs' IOM for diagnostic purposes.

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Suspensory ligament or interosseous muscle? Histology of the interosseous muscle of South American Camelids

Schraml

Santos

Bässler

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“…The cows were confined to a deeply bedded stall and returned to normal weightbearing over a period of 30 days. In the authors’ experience, the most common cause associated with hyperflexion of the proximal interphalangeal joint in cattle is excessive weightbearing as a result of injury to the contralateral limb, leading to either breakdown injuries of the interosseous ligament (suspensory ligament), tendon of the superficial digital flexor muscle or disruption of the deep digital flexor muscle tendon 2–6. In a previous report, an adult Angus bull suffering from breakdown of the interosseous ligament characterised by severe drop of the fetlock was successfully treated with a full limb cast applied with a light flexion of the carpus and elevation of the heels for four months 6.…”

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Biaxial proximal interphalangeal joint hyperflexions in a five‐year‐old Holstein bull

Mulon

Snowden

Videla

et al. 2019

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A five-year-old Holstein bull became lame after dismount during semen collection. Swelling of the pastern of the left front limb was noted. Radiographic images showed biaxial hyperflexion of the proximal interphalangeal joints in digits III/IV without hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joint. Conservative management (stall confinement and NSAIDs) failed to resolve the lameness. External coaptation to stabilise the joint failed to prevent hyperflexion of the joint within the cast and to improve comfort. Pressure sores developed after seven days. Surgical arthrodesis of the PIP joint was performed on each digit by application of a locking compression plate. The bull healed and arthrodesis of the joints progressed over the next 16 weeks. At that time, the bull was walking sound and was returned to semen collection. One year after surgery, the attending veterinarian reported that the bull remained sound at a walk and was still being used for semen collection.

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“…The main differential diagnoses for clinical symptoms seen in cases of septic tenosynovitis of the DFTS including pain and dilation of the DFTS are traumatic tendinitis of the DFT and desmitis of the suspensory ligament (medial interosseus muscle) with partial or complete rupture of the fibers. These pathological processes can be discerned from septic tenosynovitis using ultrasonography [ 12 ].…”

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Septic Tenosynovitis of the Digital Flexor Tendon Sheath in 83 Cattle

Hund

Senn

Kofler

2020

Animals

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Septic tenosynovitis of the digital flexor tendon sheath (DFTS) is the second most prevalent infection of deeper structures of the distal limb in cattle, after septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint. Depending on the type of infection and the involvement of adjacent anatomical structures, various surgical techniques may be used for therapy: Incising the DFTS to resect one or both digital flexor tendons (RDFT), additional resection of the DIP joint (RDIP) or additional digital amputation (RAMP). Our goal was to describe clinical findings and outcome in cattle patients (euthanasia vs. treatment) and the success of surgical methods including improvement of locomotion and postoperative survival time (POST). Data of eighty-three cattle with a mean age of 4.3 years were reviewed in this retrospective study. Overall, 57.7% of tenosynovitis cases were in the lateral DFTS of a hind limb. Fifty-five cattle were treated surgically; the remaining 28 cattle were euthanized following diagnosis. The median cumulative POST was 17.3, 83.1, and 11.9 months for RDFT, RDIP, and RAMP, respectively. Fatal postoperative complications occurred in three cattle. We conclude that the applied methods were successful and allowed the animals to almost reach the average life expectancy of an Austrian dairy cow.

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Clinical findings, treatment, and outcome in 11 dairy heifers with breakdown injury due to interosseous medius muscle rupture

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Suspensory ligament or interosseous muscle? Histology of the interosseous muscle of South American Camelids

Suspensory ligament or interosseous muscle? Histology of the interosseous muscle of South American Camelids

Biaxial proximal interphalangeal joint hyperflexions in a five‐year‐old Holstein bull

Septic Tenosynovitis of the Digital Flexor Tendon Sheath in 83 Cattle

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