Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2011; 24(01): 68-71
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-10-04-0067
Case Report
Schattauer GmbH

The use of computed tomography in the diagnosis of pelvic fractures involving the acetabulum in two fillies

M. Trump
1   Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
,
P. R. Kircher
2   Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
,
A. Fürst
1   Equine Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Publication History

Received: 26 April 2010

Accepted: 21 July 2010

Publication Date:
19 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Two fillies with hindlimb lameness and a tentative diagnosis of a pelvic fracture involving the acetabulum were examined using computed tomography (CT). The use of CT for these two cases revealed the exact course of the fractures and fissures, as well as the size and position of fragments, thus allowing for definitive diagnosis.