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Osteomyelitis in the dog and cat
Author(s) -
STEAD A. C.
Publication year - 1984
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.1748-5827.1984.tb00474.x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , surgery , cats , complication , staphylococcus aureus , bony union , osteitis , bacteria , biology , internal fixation , genetics
Osteomyelitis was seen in 38 dogs and five cats over a 10 year period. Seventy per cent of cases occurred as a complication of orthopaedic surgery. The remainder were due to spread from infective foci elsewhere in the body. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest organism isolated from long bones. Bone infection was responsible for delayed union in 13 fractures and non‐union in four. Surgical treatment was necessary for the resolution of most cases.