Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with broken thigh bone fixed using rib and hip bone grafts plus
By Cheng-Shu Chung et al.Ā·Published in Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceĀ·2021Ā·Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, CHĀ·View original on DOAJ ā
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Original publication title: Case Report: Treatment of Femoral Non-union With Rib and Iliac Crest Autografts and rhBMP-2 in a Cat
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Bengal cat was brought in because a previous surgery for a broken leg had failed, leaving the bone unable to heal properly. After several unsuccessful attempts to fix the fracture, the cat underwent a final surgery where doctors used a combination of bone grafts from the cat's rib and hip, along with a special protein to help bone growth. Two months later, the bone was healing well, and while the cat still had some mild limping, it was able to walk and live comfortably. This innovative treatment helped the cat regain its quality of life after a challenging injury.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old, intact male Bengal cat weighing 5.2 kg was referred for the fixation failure of a right femoral fracture. Multiple surgical revisions failed, and atrophic non-union was diagnosed. The cat was then admitted for a final revision surgery using locking plate fixation in conjunction with rib and iliac crest autografts and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2). The fracture site was debrided and stabilized before filling the defect with 1.8 cm of rib bone autograft. The residual space in the defect was then filled with an iliac crest autograft. Finally, a 3 Ć5 cm absorbable collagen sponge soaked with 0.5 mL of 0.2 mg/mL rhBMP-2 solution was placed around the defect. No significant complications were noted postoperatively. Bone healing was noted 2 months postoperatively, and it continued for 12 months. Although mild lameness remained, the cat's ambulatory function and quality of life were good. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report of a clinical transplantation of a rib segment as an autograft in combination with rhBMP-2 in a cat with a large bone defect.
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Search related cases āOriginal publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.756167