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Eight-year-old German short-haired pointer presents for three-week history of this partial plantigrade stance with the digits flexed in a claw-like position. There is palpable swelling above the calcaneus.
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Eight-year-old German short-haired pointer presents for three-week history of this partial plantigrade stance with the digits flexed in a claw-like position. There is palpable swelling above the calcaneus.

Question 1: Which of the following is not a component of the common calcaneal tendon?
Question 2: This patient has a partial rupture of the common calcaneal tendon. Based on the stance, which component remains intact?
Question 3: The preferred treatment is:

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