MANAGEMENT OF KNUCKLING WITH SCIATIC TOE BANDAGE IN A DOG

Authors

  • A Arun Prasad Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 007
  • B C Das Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 007
  • C Niranjana Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 007
  • R Suresh Kumar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 007

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

DOG, BANDAGE, KNUCKLING WITH SCIATIC

Abstract

Sciatic nerve deficit can occur as a result of spinal disease, trauma to the skeletal or peripheral nerve, or iatrogenic trauma. This is characterized by the loss of sensation with diminished or complete loss of conscious properioception which is manifested by knuckling or standing on the dorsum of the toes of hind foot. The dorsum of the toe get bruised, abarated and leading to sloughing of the foot due to repeated walking on the dorsum of the foot. Sciatic nerve deficit in a Spitz dog due to faulty injection at the thigh and its management is presented in this paper.

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Published

2009-12-15

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2009): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (2009)

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Prasad, A.A., Das, B.C., Niranjana, C., & Kumar , R.S. (2009). MANAGEMENT OF KNUCKLING WITH SCIATIC TOE BANDAGE IN A DOG. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 5(2), 53–54. https://doi.org/10.48165/
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