Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fracture risks in cats with patellar fracture and dental anomaly
By Reyes, Natalia A et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2019·1 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Incidence and types of preceding and subsequent fractures in cats with patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome.
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Plain-English summary
A group of cats with patellar fractures (knee injuries) and dental problems were studied to see if they had other fractures before or after their knee injuries. Out of 191 cats, nearly half had dental issues, and many also had fractures in other bones, with some occurring before and others after the knee injury. The most common types of fractures were stress fractures, which can happen due to weak bones. This information can help veterinarians recognize that a cat with a knee fracture might also have underlying issues that need attention.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to document the incidence of preceding and subsequent fractures to the patellar fractures in cats with patellar fractures and dental anomaly syndrome. METHODS: Records of cats with patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome were retrieved from the combined databases at the University of Bristol, UK, and Exclusively Cats Veterinary Hospital, USA. A request was made to complete a questionnaire to obtain long-term follow-up of these cats with respect to their current status and fractures to other bones; radiographs and histories were requested and were reviewed for treatment of ongoing fractures and outcome. RESULTS: Of the 191 cases reported with this syndrome, 92 cats (48.2%) had dental anomalies and 78 (40.8%) had fractures to other bones; 21 cats sustained the fractures preceding the patellar fractures and 57 subsequently. In total, there were 175 fractures: acetabulum (25%), tibia (22%), ischium (15.4%), humeral condyle (13.7%), calcaneus (5.1%), ilium (5.1%), pubis (3.4%) and other bones (10.2%). The majority of these fractures were characteristic of insufficiency (stress) fractures with a very similar configuration in each bone. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: A high proportion of cats with patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome will have preceding or subsequent fractures to their patellar fractures. In this study, >10% of cats suffered characteristic fractures preceding the patellar fractures. The presence of these fractures should alert the veterinarian to the possibility that the cat is affected by patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30345863/