Triple pelvic osteotomy for the treatment of pelvic canal stenosis in a cat.
A mature female domestic shorthaired cat with obstipation as a result of pelvic canal narrowing due to a pelvic fracture malunion was treated by triple pelvic osteotomy to widen the canal. The right hemipelvis was moved laterally and a modified bone plate was applied to the right ilium. A mild lick dermatitis occurred over the dorsum of the hind paw seven days postoperatively but resolved without treatment. The cat made an uneventful recovery without recurrence of the obstipation.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh.
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D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000662:veterinary; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography