Introduction

• Traumatic injury to the digits of working Greyhounds Greyhound and related breeds is common.
• Injury is usually from galloping over rough ground but occasionally occurs on the race track.
• The most common types of injury are interphalangeal instabilities and fractures of the phalanges.

Presenting signs

• Lameness.
• Swelling.
• Deformity.

Instabilities

Fractures of the phalanges

Salvage procedures

Operative techniques

Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
• Guilliard M J (2003) Proximal interphalangeal joint instability in the dog. JSAP 44 (9), 399-403 PubMed.

Other sources of information

• Eaton-Wells R D (2006) The distal limb. In: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders. Eds: Houlton, J.E.F, Cook J L, Innes J F & Langley-Hobbs S J. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Gloucester. pp 292-308.
• Eaton-Wells R D (1998) Injuries of the digits and pads. In: Canine Sports Medicine and Surgery. Eds: Bloomberg M S, Dee J F & Taylor R A. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. pp 165-173.