PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Pak Vet J, 2016, 36(1): 112-113

The Clinical Study of Conservative Management of Bicipital Tenosynovitis in Working Dogs

A Bochenska^1,4, A Kaniewska², A Pomianowski¹, T Monowid^1*, P Reichert³ and Z Adamiak¹

¹Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, str. Oczapowskiego 14, 10-957 Olsztyn, ²Kanvet Veterinary Physiotherapy Practice, str. Liliowa 37, 11-041 Olsztyn, ³Department and Clinic of Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556, Wroclaw, ⁴University Centre of Veterinary Medicine UJ-UR al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
*Corresponding author: monowid1@gmail.com

Abstract

The paper depicts retrospective analysis of the conservative treatment in 10 working dogs with bicipital tenosynovitis. All dogs underwent clinical and X-ray examinations and their lameness was evaluated with 5 degree scale. All dogs were treated with ultrasound therapy protocol for 8 weeks. In 9 cases dogs returned to full mobility. In one dog single appliance of ultrasound protocol did not solve the problem. In that case the treatment was repeated resulting in full healing of the lameness.

Key words: Bicipital tenosynovitis, Dog, Ketoprofen, Physiotherapy

Abstract

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)