OPEN FRACTURES AND TREATMENT APPROACHES IN ORTHOPEDICTRAUMA CASES

摘要

Open fractures are not uncommon in veterinary medicine, often affecting bones of the appendicular skeleton. These cases represent a unique combination of soft tissue and orthopedic injury.In a recent cross-sectional and case-control study the risk factors for open fractures of theappendicular skeleton in dogs and cats was evaluated. They found that risk factors in dogs included sexually intact, younger dogs were at a higher risk. Interestingly, toy-breed dogs had a lower risk of open fractures when compared to other breeds in the case group. Bone segments with higher risk included the scapula, radius or ulna, tibia or fibular and tarsus. Comminuted fractures were strongly associated with an open fracture followed by short oblique fractures. Similarly, sexually intact cats wereat a higher risk of open fractures as were younger cats. Open fractures affecting the tarsal area had the strongest association as did a comminuted fracture configuration in cats.