THE CLINICAL STUDIES ON THE TREATMENT OF PELVIC FRACTURES OF CATS AND SMALL BREED DOGS WITH MINI TITANIUM PLATES AND SCREWS

Abstract

As the pelvic regio/1 is well covered with muscles and .lot; tissues. the Factures or the bones ol this structure. are generally caused by direct trau/lws. The (lim olperlorming a surgical procedure to treat a pelvicFacture is fo reduce the Fagments which narrows the pelvic uınal and to stabilize the weigth bearing segments like sacroiliacjoint, ilium and acetabulum. 117 this clinical study, mini titanium plates and screws were used as jixatioıı materials j(ıı' the treatment of pelvic ./i"actures of cats and small breed do~s. The study ~mup was performed by 6 cats and 3 small breed dORS in dUTerent breeds. ages and sexes which were examined in the clinics of the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankam University, between the years of 1996-1999 and sur~ical treatments ıvere coıısidered ([(:cordin~ to the clinical and radioloRical examinatioııs. In the radiogmphic evaluations of these cases revealed that 5 of the aninwls had itium ./i"acıure. 2 animalshad ischii./i"actures, I animal had acetabular./i"acture and oııe animal had multiple pelvic ./i"actures . Three of these animals had ili/mı ./i"actııres accompwıied by sacmiliac luxation. The mini titanium plaıes Yı'hich have 0.8 miLL in thickness aııd 4 or 5 holes were selected with or without bars accordin~ to the Iype aııd the localization of the fiw;tures. The screws rwwed between 7 and i I miLL in length. The clinical and radioloKic:al examinations ofall cases were periodical!.v perl(Jlmed and no postoperatİve complications were observed. From the .IindİIlKs, iı was concluded that minİ titanium plates and screws are recommended as lixolioıı materials j()r the sUlXical treatments of pelvic/i'actures in ('(LLS and snUlll breed dORS because these materials are small in size, easy to shape and use iıı the operatİons.

Keywords

• CAT
• SMALL BREED DOG
• MINI TITANIUM PLATES

References

1. Ankara Üniversitesi – Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi