[Traumatic luxation of the posterior tibialis tendon].

Anterior dislocation of the tibialis posterior tendon is a traumatic lesion, which is rarely suspected following ankle trauma. It seems to be promoted by hypoplasia of the retromalleolar sulcus. Surgical treatment is easy and reportedly gives excellent results, but the diagnosis is difficult and absence of diagnosis may result in functional instability of the foot requiring more invasive surgical treatment.

[Diagnostic problems of circumscribed myositis ossificans: presentation of an atypical case].

The authors report the case of a 22-year-old female suffering from thigh pain for 5 months. The first diagnosis considered was circumscribed myositis ossificans but the duration of symptoms and the radiological aspect mimicking some malignant features led to consider parosteal sarcoma as a possible diagnosis. Surgical resection was therefore requested and histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of circumscribed myositis ossificans.

Animal performance, plasma hormones and metabolites in Holstein and Belgian Blue growing-fattening bulls.

Six Holstein (light-muscled type) and six Belgian Blue bulls (double-muscled type) were fed a finishing diet. Average daily gain was 1.36 kg for the Holstein bulls vs 1.

The relationship between carcass characteristics, plasma hormones and metabolites in young fattening bulls.

Six Belgian Blue bulls (double-muscled type) and six Friesian bulls were offered a fattening diet for 34 weeks. Plasma samples were obtained once a week and also every 20 min over a 24 h period, 7 weeks before slaughter. No differences were observed between the breeds in plasma glucose, urea and free amino nitrogen concentrations, while creatinine was significantly higher in the Belgian Blue bulls.