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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2000; 13(04): 208-211
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632662
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632662
Case Report
The surgical treatment of traumatic stifle disruption in a cat
The author would like to thank Professor C. R. Bellenger for his contribution in the preparation of this manuscript.
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Publication History
Received
08 March 2000
Accepted
18 May 2000
Publication Date:
09 February 2018 (online)
A cat with multiple ligamentous injury of the stifle was surgically managed using a single trans-articular pin. The pin was removed after four weeks with the cat regaining adequate range of motion for normal activity over the following six weeks.
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