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.
Ferguson
J F
JF
Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh.
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