Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Weimaraner with broken thigh bone from bone infection healed
By Emmerson, T D & Pead, M J·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1999·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Pathological fracture of the femur secondary to haematogenous osteomyelitis in a weimaraner.
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male Weimaraner was brought in for sudden inability to put weight on his back leg, with no recent injuries. X-rays showed a broken thigh bone along with a bone infection caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus intermedius. The vet treated the fracture with surgery to stabilize it and prescribed antibiotics to clear the infection. Thankfully, the fracture healed well without any complications.
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Abstract
A seven-year-old male weimaraner developed an acute-onset non-weightbearing pelvic limb lameness without a history of significant trauma. Radiographs demonstrated an oblique fracture of the femur associated with a lytic bone lesion, while cytology and histopathology of the lesion were consistent with osteomyelitis. A pure growth of Streptococcus intermedius was obtained from culture of affected tissue samples. The fracture healed without complication after rigid internal fixation and antibiotic therapy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10385869/