Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with broken front leg bones fixed by surgery and recovered
By Paladini, Alberto·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·2025·Kleintierklinik Dr. Frank·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Surgical treatment of a Monteggia fracture in a cat].
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Plain-English summary
A one-year-old Sphinx cat was brought to the vet with severe lameness in her right front leg after a fall. The vet found a type I Monteggia fracture, which involved a broken ulna and a dislocated radius. The cat underwent surgery to fix the fractures and was kept on cage rest for eight weeks. After follow-up visits, she was free of lameness and returned to her normal activities shortly after having the screw removed.
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Abstract
A one-year-old, intact female Sphinx cat was presented with severe lameness in the right front limb following a fall. Orthopedic examination revealed grade four lameness with hematoma and severe pain around the elbow. Radiologic examination revealed a type I Monteggia fracture. The ulnar fracture was treated with plate osteosynthesis, while the radius head dislocation was fixed with a positional screw inserted between the ulna and radius. The cat was kept on cage rest for eight weeks. Recheck radiographs were taken four and eight weeks after the operation. At the time of the second follow-up examination, the cat was free of lameness and the positional screw was removed. A few days after this second surgery, the cat was able to return to normal activities.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40233796/