title: Complete longitudinal patellar fracture in a cat: A rare case.
abstract: Longitudinal patellar fractures in cats are extremely rare with only 1 other report of a comminuted longitudinal fracture for which pins and wires were placed in the patella for stabilization. This report describes the surgery and outcome of a strictly longitudinal patellar fracture in a cat.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, 3200 Rue Sicotte, C.P. 5000, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 2M2.
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Herndon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000662:veterinary; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000662:veterinary; D002415:Cats / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000662:veterinary*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery