Stifle synovial cyst in a Labrador Retriever with concurrent cranial cruciate ligament deficiency.
Summary of "Stifle synovial cyst in a Labrador Retriever with concurrent cranial cruciate ligament deficiency."
A seven-year-old Labrador Retriever dog was presented with the complaint of chronic left hindlimb lameness. A diagnosis of partial rupture of the left cranial cruciate ligament with concurrent cranio-medial synovial cyst formation was made. This cystic structure was assumed to be communicating with the stifle joint. There was no evidence of a meniscal tear, but superficial fibrillation of the axial border was present. Surgical excision of the cyst with concurrent treatment of the cranial cruciate ligament deficiency by tibial tuberosity advancement was performed with a successful outcome. Whilst commonly encountered in humans, synovial cysts are uncommon in dogs. To the authors' knowledge this is the first reported case of synovial cyst formation in the stifle of a dog.
Affiliation
Alastair Franklin, MA, VetMB, CertSAS, MACVSc, MRCVS, Veterinary Specialist Centre, PO Box 307, North Ryde NSW 1670, Australia, Phone: +61 2 9888 9800, Fax: +61 2 9888 9338, E-mail: alastairfranklin@yahoo.co.uk.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T
ISSN: 0932-0814
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21243179
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-10-06-0087
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Synovial Cyst
Non-neoplastic tumor-like lesions at joints, developed from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE of a joint through the JOINT CAPSULE into the periarticular tissues. They are filled with SYNOVIAL FLUID with a smooth and translucent appearance. A synovial cyst can develop from any joint, but most commonly at the back of the knee, where it is known as POPLITEAL CYST.
Popliteal Cyst
A SYNOVIAL CYST located in the back of the knee, in the popliteal space arising from the semimembranous bursa or the knee joint.
Nonodontogenic Cysts
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Chondromatosis, Synovial
Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.
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