MANAGEMENT OF DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE USING TYPE-I ELLIS-PIN FIXATOR IN A PERSIAN TOM CAT

Abstract

A male Persian cat, 16 months old, with a fractured left femur, was brought to the veterinary clinical complex in Navania, Rajasthan, India. Under general anesthesia, the fracture was operated with a type-I Ellis pin fixator combined with a supplementary intra-medullary pinning technique. Bone healing was accomplished without significant complications.

Keywords

• tom cat
• ellis-pins
• fracture
• femur
• general anesthesia