Operative Treatment of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Luxations in Two Cats by a Method of Simple Spinal Process Stabilization

Abstract

In this case report, the operative treatment outcomes of spinal vehicular trauma was evaluated in two cats that brought to Mustafa Kemal University Veterinary Faculty Surgery Clinic. The cases were clinically paraplegic, and a thoracolumbar luxation between Th13 and L1 in one and a thoracal fracture-luxation between Th11 and Th12 in the latter were diagnosed radiographically. The cases were operated by a method of simple spinal process stabilization, using two rods stabilized to processus spinosus of related vertabrates by cerclage wires. It was not observed any postoperative complication and concluded that this method was useful.

Keywords

• Cat,Simple spinal process stabilization,Traumatic spinal luxation

İki Kedide Karşılaşılan Travmatik Torakolumbal Çıkığın Basit Spinal Proses Stabilizasyon Metodu ile Operatif Sağaltımı

Abstract

Bu olgu raporunda, trafik kazası sonucu Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Cerrahi Kliniği’ne getirilen iki kedide karşılaşılan spinal travmanın operatif sağaltım sonuçları değerlendirildi. Klinik olarak paraplejik olan bu olguların radyografilerinde, Th13 - L1 arasında torakolumbal çıkık ve Th11 - Th12 arasında torakal kırıklı çıkık tanısı konuldu. Olgular komşu Processus spinalislere iki pinin serklaj telleri ile tutturulması prensibine dayanan basit spinal proses stabilizasyon metodu ile opere edildi. Herhangi bir postoperatif komplikasyon gözlenmeyen bu metodun faydalı olduğu sonucuna varıldı.

Keywords

• Basit spinal proses stabilizasyonu,Kedi,Travmatik spinal çıkık

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