Classification, fixation techniques, complications and outcomes of femur fractures in dogs and cats: 61 cases (2015-2016)
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2018-01-01
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Libardoni, Renato do Nascimento
Costa, Diego da
Menezes, Felipe Barretos
Cavalli, Lucas Geraldo
Pedrotti, Luis Fernando
Kohlrausch, Patricia Regina
Minto, Bruno Watanabe [UNESP]
Machado Silva, Marco Augusto
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Univ Federal Santa Maria
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The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the frequency of femur fractures in dogs and cats in the routine of a school hospital, determining their classification, fixation methods, complications, and outcomes. A total of 61 animals, 50 (82.0%) dogs and 11 (18.0%) cats, had femoral fractures that were submitted to osteosynthesis. Sixty-two femoral fractures were evaluated. Single fractures in the distal epiphysis (n=25) were the most frequent (P=0.0001). Intramedullary pins were used in association with cerclage and tension band for osteosynthesis in proximal fractures. In diaphyseal fractures, bone plates and screws, two intramedullary pins (insulated or with cerclage) and Tie-In configuration were used. In distal fractures, modified Rush intramedullary pins, cross pins and Tie-In configuration were used. Comparing complication frequencies at fracture sites that required reintervention after osteosynthesis, a significant difference was observed (P=0.0253) between the diaphyseal (31.25%) and distal (7.14%) fractures independent of the technique used. We concluded that distal epiphyseal fractures were the most frequent in the routine of a school hospital. Distal epiphyseal fractures presented a lower frequency of complications for consolidation when treated with modified Rush intramedullary pins or crossed pins.
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small animals, casuistry retrospective study, distal fractures
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Ciencia Rural. Santa Maria: Univ Federal Santa Maria, v. 48, n. 6, 6 p., 2018.