Abstract

CARDONA A,, José; SUAREZ CH,, Alfredo  and  ISAIAS A,, Jimenez. Rupture of the gastrocnemius muscle in a heifer Gyr in the department of Córdoba, Colombia. rev. colombiana cienc. anim. Recia [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.1, pp.94-97. ISSN 2027-4297.  https://doi.org/10.24188/recia.v9.n1.2017.504.

The case of a 1.5-year-old female Pure Gyr Bovine, which was attended by the outpatient clinic of the Medical-Surgical Clinic area of ​​Large Animals of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the University of Cordoba. The animal was found in the recumbent paddock, following a low epidural anesthetic procedure for follicular aspiration purposes. He was incapable of joining with severe manifestations of pain. On standing he showed plantar support with the metatarsus of the left hind limb. General clinical examination and radiology of the affected area were performed. In the Clinical evaluation of the animal in right lateral decubitus, inflammation was found on the proximal and medial region of the tibia of the left hind limb, on palpation showed acute signs of pain and muscle tremors in the affected area as well as Pain and sagging at the level of the gastrognemius tendon, later the animal was stopped, showing plantar support in the season with the whole metatarsus. The definitive diagnosis was of rupture of the gastrognemius tendon.

Keywords : Muscle; rupture; bovine; lameness; (Source: MeSH).

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