Successful Treatment of Olecranon Fracture with Tie-in External Fixator in a Cat

Abstract

In this case report, a 4-month-old male British shorthair cat was brought with lameness, swelling in the forelimb, and loss of appetite following a fall from a height. On the orthopedic examination, pain, lameness, abnormal mobility, local sensitivity, crepitation, and deformation findings were observed in the forelimb. Clinical and radiologic examinations revealed a fracture of the proximal left olecranon. The fracture was treated with an external fixator (ESF). Clinical and radiological controls were performed on the 10th, 21st, 30th, and 45th postoperative days. The External fixator was removed on the 62nd postoperative day under sedation. This case report aimed to contribute to the literature by presenting the successful treatment of an olecranon fracture in a 4-month-old young cat using an ESF.

Keywords

• cubiti
• elbow joint
• Cat
• Feline
• Ulna

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