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Orthopaedic disease affecting the pelvic region of the cat
Author(s) -
BENNETT DAVID
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1975.tb05801.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pelvic fracture , femoral neck , radiography , amputation , sarcoma , reduction (mathematics) , pelvis , osteoporosis , geometry , mathematics , pathology
ABSTRACT Clinical cases of pelvic disease in the cat were surveyed over a 5 year period and were classified into proximal femoral epiphyseal separation and femoral neck fracture (19‐6%), anterodorsal hip luxation (19‐6%), pelvic fracture (34%), sacroiliac separation (16%), sacral and coccygeal fracture separation (7‐2%) and neoplasia (3‐1%). Treatment of proximal femoral epiphyseal separation and femoral neck fracture by excision arthroplasty gave a more rapid return to soundness compared with conservative treatment. The majority of hip luxations responded well to external reduction and restricted exercise for 2‐4 days. All cases of pelvic fract. ure were treated conservatively (2‐14 days of ‘cage‐rest’) and showed marked improvement within 2 weeks. Radiographic and clinical assessment of these revealed that the fractured bones eventually stabilized in their displaced positions. Sacral and coccygeal fracture separations required careful evaluation for bladder function and some cases needed tail amputation. Certain complications associated with conservative treatment of pelvic injuries in cats have been considered although in no case did these prove a serious clinical problem. Two cases of giant cell sarcoma and one of spindle cell sarcoma, of periosteal origin, were included in the survey.