A Retrospective Study on Appendicular Fractures in Dogs and Cats in Tripoli – Libya
Journal Title: Journal of Veterinary Advances - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The present study was performed to assess the prevalence of the most common appendicular fractures in dogs and cats. Medical records of 190 animals (134 cats and 56 dogs) were reviewed. Of all, 91 cases (53 cats and 38 dogs) were diagnosed with appendicular fracture. The fractures were significantly higher in dogs than in cats (p<0.01), 67.8% and 39.5% of total cases respectively. In dogs, the pelvic limb affections were significantly more frequent than those in shoulder limb (p<0.001), 28/38 and 10/38 cases respectively. Tibiofibular and pelvic bone fractures were significantly more frequent than metatarsal bone (p< 0.001 and p<0.01 respectively). Similarly, in cats, fractures in the pelvic limb were significantly higher than that in shoulder limb (p<0.01), 46/53 and 7/53 cases respectively. In both species, femoral bone was the most affected location (19/46 cases) and the frequency of femoral bone fracture (19/46 cases) was significantly higher than tibiofibular bone fracture (9/46 cases) (p<0.01) and metatarsal bone fracture (1/46 cases) (p<0.01). The result of the present study indicates that traumatic injuries are the most common affections in dogs and cats in Tripoli. Further epidemiological studies are needed to explore the risk factors associated with such a high prevalence of affections.
Authors and Affiliations
E. M. Bennour , M. A. Abushhiwa , L. Ben Ali , O. K. Sawesi , O. M. Abuargob , S. K. Tmumen , J. A. Abdelhadi , M. M. Abushima , M. E. Benothman , S. A. El-Khodery
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