Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with limp and pain 6 months after femur surgery seen on MRI
By J. Glodek et al.·Published in Veterinární Medicína·2017·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Low-field magnetic resonance imaging of changes after femoral osteosynthesis failure: a case report
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Plain-English summary
A 16-month-old female European shorthair cat was brought in because she couldn't put weight on her left leg and was in pain when her hip was touched, six months after surgery for a broken femur. An MRI showed signs of hip osteoarthritis, muscle atrophy, and fatty changes in the thigh muscle, along with some bone growth around the hip joint. The imaging helped the vet understand the cat's condition better. Treatment options would likely focus on managing the pain and improving her mobility, but specific treatments were not detailed in the study.
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Abstract
We describe here a case study of a 16-month-old female European shorthair cat examined about 6 months after the osteosynthesis of a femoral fracture. Clinical examination revealed a non-weightbearing left limb, pain upon manipulation of the hip joint, complete immobilisation of the stifle joint and muscle atrophy in the left thigh. Low-field magnetic resonance images were acquired in sagittal, transverse and dorsal planes with T1-weighted spin echo, T2-weighted fast spin echo, T1-weighted gradient echo, gradient echo short tau inversion recovery and T1-weighted XBone sequences. Total examination time was 59 min 20 s. The obtained images revealed the presence of osteophytes on the surface of the femoral head, subluxation of the hip joint, atrophy and fatty infiltration of the quadriceps femoris muscle. The symmetry and size of callus in the fracture site were also evaluated. Based on the results of the magnetic resonance imaging exam, the patient was diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis, atrophy and fatty degeneration of the quadriceps femoris muscle with homogeneous and symmetrical distribution of callus in the fracture site. The results of this study confirm the high diagnostic value of low-field magnetic resonance imaging in diagnostics of musculoskeletal injuries in cats.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.17221/145/2016-VETMED