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Three mo later, following deterioration of the lameness that was associated with carpal valgus, carpal subluxation, and tendinopathy of the distal radial insertion of the biceps brachii tendon, a closing wedge pancarpal arthrodesis and tenotomy of the biceps brachii tendon was performed. We hypothesize that extensive soft tissue trauma and subsequent fibrosis and tendon contracture following soft tissue reconstruction contributed to the complications seen. To the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first report of carpal valgus deformity and biceps brachii tendinopathy following a distant direct skin flap and axillary skin fold flap.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/jaaha-ms-6616","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,14]],"date-time":"2018-05-14T12:13:11Z","timestamp":1526299991000},"page":"226-230","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Bicipital Tendinopathy and Carpal Valgus Following a Distant Direct Thoracoabdominal Skin Flap in a German Shepherd with Necrotizing Fasciitis"],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Benjamin","family":"Mielke","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nicola","family":"Kulendra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zoe","family":"Halfacree","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elvin","family":"Kulendra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3280","reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"bib1","series-title":"Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol","first-page":"474","article-title":"Necrotising fasciitis with sub-periosteal Streptococcus canis infection in two puppies","volume":"21","author":"Kulendra\n              E","year":"2008","unstructured":"Kulendra\n              E\n            , CorrS. 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