Surgical Management of Long Bone Fractures in Cats: A Review of 12 Cases
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2010-06
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Indian Journal of Veterinary Surgery
Abstract
Long bone fractures are common and account for about 50% of all feline fractures. Fixation methods in cats include external coaptation, intramedullary pinning (single pin, stacked pins), cerclage wire, external skeletal fixation, external skeletal fixation with intramedullary pinning, bone plates, lag screw, plate rod and interlocking nails (Scott, 2005; Scott and McLaughlin, 2007).