The surgical treatment of traumatic stifle disruption in a cat

N. A. Connery; S. Rackard

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1632662

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Table of Contents

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2000; 13(04): 208-211
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632662

Case Report

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The surgical treatment of traumatic stifle disruption in a cat

N. A. Connery

¹Department of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

,

S. Rackard

¹Department of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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Abstract

A cat with multiple ligamentous injury of the stifle was surgically managed using a single trans-articular pin. The pin was removed after four weeks with the cat regaining adequate range of motion for normal activity over the following six weeks.

Keywords

Stifle - disruption - cat

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