Femur Fracture at Kangal Dog

Femur fractures are usually caused by trauma. Fractures of the femur is categorized as capital physeal, femoral neck, trochanteric, subtrochanteric, diaphyseal, supracondylar, condylar or distal physeal.  

A Kangal breed, female, two year old dog was presented to Animal Hospital with the complaint of car accident. The vital parameters were normal at clinical examination but she reluctanced to move the limb beause of pain.  In palpation,  there were abnormal movement, swelling, crepitus and pain at middle of right femur.

Craniocaudal and lateral radiographs of the right femur were necessary to assess the extent of bone and soft tissue injury. In radiological examination,  there were dislocated, middle  diaphyseal fracture. We diagnosed the femur fracture according to clinical and radiological findings and recommend osteosynthesis. We operated at general anesthesia (inhalation anesthesia). The dog was positioned in lateral recumbency. To expose the femoral diaphysis, maked an incision along the craniolateral border of the thigh. We used intramedullar pin normogradely and cerclage wires. The muscles were sutured with No: 0 Vicryl using simple interrupted X technique and skin was sutured with silk No: 0 using simple interrupted technique.

Postoperative radiographs were taken to evaluate fracture reduction and implant location. For postoperative pain managment, we used Rimadyl (2 mg/kg sc).

Multiple pelvis fracture at a cat

Lady, a two year old female british shorthair cat,  reffered to Animal Hospital with car accident. After first medical  intervention, she was examined clinically. At inspection,she couldn't rise to hind limbs and there was asymmetric view at pelvis. She gave a pain on pelvis at palpation.
At neurological examination, she had withdrawal and patellar  reflex at hind limbs but anal  and tail reflexes were mild weak. The cranial nerves were normal.





At radiological examination, she had farctures of pubis, right acetabulum and sacroiliac separation. There was seperation between last sacral and first caudal vertebraes.

Based on the clinical and radiological findings, multiple pelvis fracture and seperation between last sacral and first caudal vertebraes were diagnosed in this cat.








First week, Nervit (0,4 ml sc), Prednol_L 20 mg (0,5 ml im) and İespor 500 mg (2x0,5 ml im) were administered. She ate only moisture aliment at first week. She could walk but she still did not touch her pelvis and tail after a week. Three week later, she could rise by own at hind limbs and there were not any pain at pelvis. 
Now, she is jumping everywhere easily.