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LONG BONE FRACTURES IN CATS: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY (2016-2020)
- Source :
- Trakia Journal of Sciences. 20:45-49
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Trakia University, 2022.
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Abstract
- PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of long bone fractures among cats, presented at the Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, a center that attracts cases from all over Bulgaria, and to analyze their seasonal, breed-, sex- and age-related distribution. METHODS: The study cohort comprised 267 cats with long bone fractures. All patients were analyzed retrospectively for a period of five years (2016 to 2020). Data about cat signalment (breed, sex, age, body weight) and fractured bone were evaluated. RESULTS: The cases with fractured femur were statistically significantly (p=0.0001) more prevalent (n=139; 52.06%) than those of all other affected long bones. Long bone fracture tended to occur most commonly in male (54.68%), than female (45.32%) cats. Statistically significantly (p
- Subjects :
- fracture
retrospective study
cats
long bone
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Details
- ISSN :
- 13133551 and 13121723
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Trakia Journal of Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....da3426df116316294cb90e7fe9ef1978