Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Male kitten with fragile bones and broken legs after fall
By Evason, Michelle D et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2007·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Suspect osteogenesis imperfecta in a male kitten.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 4.5-month-old male domestic shorthair kitten was brought in after suffering fractures in both back legs from a fall. X-rays showed that the bones were unusually thin and weak, leading the veterinarian to suspect a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, which causes fragile bones. Unfortunately, the kitten did not survive, and further examination confirmed the diagnosis.
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Abstract
A 4.5-month-old, male domestic shorthair was presented with bilateral femoral fractures after falling from a low height. Radiographs revealed reduced radio-opacity and thin cortices of all long bones. A presumptive diagnosis of osteodystrophy, secondary to osteogenesis imperfecta, was made on postmortem examination.
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