title: Comparison of normograde and retrograde intramedullary pinning of feline tibias.
abstract: This study evaluated the effects of normograde and retrograde intramedullary pinning of mid-diaphyseal fractures of the feline tibia on the anatomical structures of the stifle joint. Using the paired pelvic limbs from five mature feline cadavers, a transverse, mid-diaphyseal osteotomy was performed, and each tibia was pinned in a normograde or retrograde fashion. The stifle joints were examined to determine the pin exit site and measure the distance from the exit site to pertinent anatomical structures of the stifle joint. Neither normograde nor retrograde intramedullary pinning resulted in damage to the cruciate ligaments, menisci, intermeniscal ligament, femoral condyles, or joint capsule. The patellar tendon was penetrated in all five tibias during retrograde pin insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000662:veterinary*; D002102:Cadaver; D002415:Cats; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013264:Stifle / Q000601:surgery*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*