Abstract

GONZALEZ, R et al. CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL POST-SURGICAL EVALUATION OF A COMPLETE CLOSED FRACTURE CASE TO THE THIRD FEMUR FRAGMENT IN A FELINE (Felis catus domesticus) SOLVED USING STEINMANN PIN AND CERCLAGE WITH POLYAMIDE BANDS. Compend. cienc. vet [online]. 2018, vol.8, n.2, pp.20-25. ISSN 2226-1761.  https://doi.org/10.18004/compend.cienc.vet.2018.08.02.20-25.

ABSTRACT. The objective of the study was to determine the clinical y radiological and post-surgical evolution of a case of complete spiral closed femur fracture with third fragment of an European common feline species, female of 1 year of age, resolved using Steinmann stainless steel pin and ceramics cerclage with polyamide. Polyamide implants provided a high compression force that adequately matched the rotation strength of the fractured bone, giving stability to the fracture site. Pre- and post-surgical evaluations were performed according to the Hutson et al. (2004) scale, evaluating gait and pain claudication to movement and manipulation, as well as radiological changes And the pathologies of the healing. The results obtained after 90 days showed intermittent gait claudication (Grade 1); And absence of pain to movement and manipulation (Grade 0), absence of pathologies of healing and scarring according to the radiological times prescribed by Thrall (2009), all considered favorable within the present study.

Keywords : fracture; feline; cerclage; polyamide.

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