Objective: To report our clinical experience in the surgical treatment of feline thoraco-lumbar vertebral fracture-luxations using optimal safe implantation corridors as previously described in vitro. Study design: Retrospective clinical study. Materials and Methods: Medical records and radiographs ...

Background: Thoraco-lumbar spinal trauma frequently results in neurological dysfunction of varying degrees in domestic cats. The consequences may be permanent disability or death depending on severity and segment of spinal cord affected. Assessment of primary damage to spinal cord is important to...

In the study, it was aimed to understand the traumas which was observed in cats and the pathological conditions that may occur due to these traumas by using animal trauma triage score (ATT) and modified Glasgow coma score scales (mGCS), and to reveal the preparation stage for them, the prognosis of ...

This study was done in a private veterinary clinic, specialized in cats in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. We evaluated 43 cats diagnosed with high-rise syndrome from January 2010 to December 2012. The cats fell from the 2nd to the 12th floor. The average age of the cats was 2 years and 9 months and the...

This study investigates the vertebral fracture and dislocation patterns, spinal cord segment injury location, paretic grading, and the 6-month outcome in cats at a university veterinary hospital. The medical records and radiographs of cats with traumatic injuries were reviewed from October 2016 to...

External traumatic injuries such as those caused by road traffic accidents, fights or falls in dogs and cats, can result in vertebral column fracture or luxation. The key to successfully managing such cases is an efficient and accurate initial assessment, followed by stabilisation and...

Objective: To evaluate spinal stabilization with tension band stabilization (TS) in cats compared to screw and polymethylmethacrylate fixation (SP). Study design Ex vivo study. Sample population Sixteen feline thoracolumbar spinal specimens. Methods: The intact specimens were mounted in a...

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe minimally invasive spinal stabilization using a unilateral uniplanar external skeletal fixator (ESF, type 1a) with polymethylmethacrylate, and to review short- and long-term outcomes and complications in a clinical case series. Study Design: Medical...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate if a combination of discrete clinical characteristics can be used to identify the most likely differential diagnoses in cats with spinal disease. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-one cats referred for further evaluation of spinal disease were...

Assessing the presence of vertebral column instability is essential in animals with vertebral fractures or luxations. Spinal instability is most commonly assessed using a three-compartment model and unstable vertebral fractures and luxations require surgical stabilisation. In cases of compression...