Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with chronic tarsometatarsal joint dislocation fixed by partial
By Ryan G. Philips & Richard M. Jerram·Published in Veterinary Record Case Reports·2024·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Treatment of a chronic tarsometatarsal luxation in a cat by partial tarsal arthrodesis using biaxial plating
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Maine Coon crossbreed cat was brought to the vet after being missing for 7 weeks and found with serious leg injuries, including a broken ankle and a hip joint dislocation. The cat underwent surgery to fix the hip and the ankle using a special technique with plates to stabilize the bones. Four months later, the plate was removed because of a minor infection, but after 6 months, the cat was back to normal activities and showed no signs of limping or further issues.
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Abstract
A 2‐year‐old, male, neutered, Maine Coon crossbreed cat, weighing 4.2 kg, presented to a referral veterinary hospital for an open tarsometatarsal fracture‐luxation of the right pelvic limb and a coxofemoral joint luxation of the left pelvic limb. The cat had been missing for 7 weeks before being recovered with multiple orthopaedic injuries. The cat underwent surgical treatment for the coxofemoral luxation with femoral head and neck ostectomy and treatment of the tarsometatarsal fracture‐luxation with partial tarsal arthrodesis utilising biaxial plating. Explantation of the lateral partial tarsal arthrodesis plate occurred 4 months later due to an intermittent seropurulent draining tract associated with the implant. The owners reported that the cat had returned to normal activity 6 months later, with no evidence of lameness in either pelvic limb or re‐development of a draining sinus. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case report of partial tarsal arthrodesis utilising biaxial plating in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/d93662642ea173a389017c4c7e170c4a71b97140