Assessment of maximum cross-sectional area and volume of the canine biceps brachii – brachialis muscles
2018
Veksins, A., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Kozinda, O., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
The biceps brachii - brachialis muscles has attachment on the medial coronoid process (MCP) and proximal radius. It is considered that medial coronoid disease (MCD) can be caused by biceps brachii – brachialis muscle generated force to MCP. Computed tomography data from 31 dogs were analysed. The aim of this study was to compare biceps brachii – brachialis muscle volume and maximum cross-sectional area (mCSA) between clinically normal dogs to dogs with a MCD. Results showed that in dogs with MCD, biceps brachii - brachialis muscle volume and mCSA is smaller than in clinically normal dogs and therefore the generated muscle force cannot be considered as the main or accompanying cause of a MCD.
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