Superficial digital flexor luxation has been described in dogs, horses, and
cattle. To the authors' knowledge, it has not been reported in cats. In th
e case of this report, monofilament nonabsorbable suture material was used
to repair a laterally luxating superficial digital flexor tendon in a cat.
The repair was similar to that which has been described in dogs. Whereas ma
ny etiologies of superficial tendon luxation have been proposed in dogs, tr
auma was believed to have contributed to the tendon luxation in this cat.