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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Cat

2017

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The Treatment Of Supracondylar And Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures Incats Using Intramedullary Two-Way Stacked Kirschner Wire Application, Kemal Altunatmaz, Murat Karabağli, Di̇dar Aydin, Özlem Güzel, Ebru Eravci Yalin, Ümi̇t Uğurlu, Defne Joan Şadalak, Hi̇mmet Eki̇ci̇ Jan 2017

The Treatment Of Supracondylar And Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures Incats Using Intramedullary Two-Way Stacked Kirschner Wire Application, Kemal Altunatmaz, Murat Karabağli, Di̇dar Aydin, Özlem Güzel, Ebru Eravci Yalin, Ümi̇t Uğurlu, Defne Joan Şadalak, Hi̇mmet Eki̇ci̇

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Femoral fractures in cats are treated using pin and wires, lag screws, Rush pins, intramedullary threaded pins, interlocking pins, clamp rod internal fixators, and plates or plate-rods. In this study, 14 cats brought to the surgery clinic between the years 2010 and 2015 for fracture, due to either a road traffic accident or falling from a height, were evaluated. Following clinical and radiological examination of the cases, the type and location of the fracture, details of the applied fixation method, and postoperative clinical and radiological results were assessed. Localization of the fractures was as follows: 4 comminuted diaphyseal (1 segmental), …