To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of surgically repaired Achilles tendons in cats.Twenty-one cats that underwent surgical repair of Achilles tendon injuries were retrospectively examined. Signalment, type of injury, time from injury to surgery, the surgical repair, complications, and long-term outcomes were recorded. Statistical comparisons were made between traumatic and atraumatic injuries using Student's paired t-tests.Both traumatic and atraumatic causes of disruption were equally represented and female cats were significantly over-represented. Type I and Type IIc injuries were found in cats, but the type did not affect short- or long-term outcome. A complication rate of 33

作者：M, Cervi；N, Brebner；J, Liptak

来源：Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T 2010 年 23卷 5期