Type I Monteggia fracture in a kitten; a review on diagnostic and therapeutic methods
Abstract
In this paper, it was aimed to report the type I
Monteggia fracture in a kitten and its treatment results. In clinical
examination of a 4-month-old female kitten brought to our clinic with
complaints of lameness in the front left leg after automobile trauma it was
diagnosed with a fracture in 1/3 proximal diaphyseal of ulna with cranial
dislocation of the radial head. Following general anesthesia, ulnar fracture
was fixed with intramedullary nail that was sent as anterograde from the
processus olecrani, and the reduction of the radius head was easily placed.
Then, it was repaired suturing with polypropylene of the ligamentum radii
annulare. It was understood that the kitten could use the extremity smoothly
and functionally in postoperative 2 months. Consequently, the internal fixation
with intramedullary nail was sufficient, and therefore it was thought to be a
successful method for type I Monteggia fracture in kittens or cats.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
December 31, 2018
Submission Date
September 13, 2018
Acceptance Date
October 30, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 11 Number: 2