Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Compound posterior cruciate ligament and popliteal artery injury due to dog bite: A case report
- Journal:
- Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Yashwant Singh Tanwar et al.
- Affiliation:
- Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Delhi, Delhi, India; Corresponding author. · TR
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Injuries due to dog bites are a common occurrence and are mostly trivial. Severe dog bite injuries requiring hospitalization and complex reconstructive procedures are more common in children. We present the case of a five year old child with popliteal artery thrombosis and compound Posterior Cruciate ligament injury due to a dog bite. The child was managed by immediate thrombectomy, meticulous debridement and knee spanning external fixation followed by Skin Grafting. At one year post surgery range of motion was 10–110°, with no distal neurovascular deficit and no sign of instability. Keywords: Dog bite, PCL injury, Popliteal artery injury
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2017.03.018