Repair of Tendon Disruption Using a Novel Synthetic Fiber Implant in Dogs and Cats: The Surgical Procedure and Three Case Reports

Table 1

Description of cases.

Animal	Weight (kg)	Nature of tendon injury	Method of immobilization	Immobilization period (weeks)	Delay of recovery of functions (months)
					Subjective^(1) (owner’s observation)	Objective^(2) (clinical evaluation)
Rottweiler (dog)	42	Acute Achilles tendon avulsion	Resin cast	8	2	6
Maine Coon (cat)	7	Chronic patellar tendon rupture	Splinted dressing	6	2	6
Cocker Spaniel (dog)	15	Chronic avulsion fracture of the triceps tendon	Splinted dressing	8	4	8

⁽¹⁾Information collected from the owner. ⁽²⁾Clinical evaluation during scheduled visit to the veterinarian.