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Clinical Analysis of Pelvic Fracture in 54 Dogs  

Kim, Kyung-Hee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Lee, Jong-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Yoon, Hun-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
Jeong, Soon-Wuk (College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.28, no.5, 2011 , pp. 467-472 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to describe clinical presentation of pelvic fracture and compare clinical outcomes of each part of pelvic fractures in 54 client-owned dogs. There was an average of 3.61 pelvic fractures per dog and 47 dogs had more than two fractures. The average time until initial weight-bearing on the affected leg, hospitalization after surgery, and lameness score at final check in 31 dogs that underwent surgery were 7.04 days, 16.39 days, and 1.25, respectively, and there were no significant difference in the incidence of sacroiliac luxation, iliac fracture, and acetabular fracture among them. The length of hospitalization and the lameness score upon final check of the dogs with over two surgically repaired sites were significantly longer and higher than those of the dogs with one surgically repaired site (P = .043 and P = .008, respectively). Upon final check of the dogs with bilateral pelvic fracture that was surgically treated, the hospitalization and lameness score were significantly longer and higher than those of dogs with unilateral pelvic fracture that was surgically treated (P = .034 and P = .033), respectively. The number of pelvic fractures treated surgically appears to be a more influential factor influencing recovery from pelvic fractures than the location of the pelvic fractures.
Keywords
pelvic fracture; dog; clinical outcomes;
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