Fractures are a kind of pain that pet owners and pets are least willing to endure. Some fractures could have been avoided because of the carelessness and negligence of pet owners. Pelvic fractures, because of their special location, have different fixation methods and recovery times than long bone fractures.
I. Overview
Pelvic fractures often occur in traffic accidents, trauma, and the main locations of pelvic fractures include fractures of the ilium, dislocation of the sacroiliac joint, fractures of the pubic symphysis, and acetabular fractures.
2. Diagnosis
Clinical manifestations: It can occur in cats and dogs of any breed.
Clinical testing: Dogs usually present with lameness and may have soft tissue damage.
X-ray imaging diagnosis: anteroposterior and lateral evaluation of pelvic injury, showing fracture surface, cyst X-ray and urethrography showing the presence or absence of urethra and bladder injury.
Fracture of the iliac bone in a stray dog, the arrow shows the fracture.
Fracture of the tibia and fibula in a stray dog, X-ray showed dislocation of the bone.
The fractured stray dog was found, and was sent to the hospital for treatment after bandaging itself due to lameness on the left hind leg.
Another car accident dog's pelvis fracture, the arrow points to the fracture.
A urethrogram was performed, showing a large amount of contrast fluid in the abdominal cavity, suggesting rupture of the abdominal segment of the urethra, or rupture of the bladder.
3. Treatment
Conservative treatment: For minor dislocation or relatively stable fractures of the ilium, conservative treatment is optional when the owner cannot afford the charges.
operation treatment:
Surgical restoration is required when the ilium is fractured, with severe injury and pain, accompanied by a soft tissue hernia.
The iliac bone of stray dogs was implanted with a plate fixator, and the external fixation method for the dislocation of the tibia and fibula heads.
IV. Prognosis
Simple pubic and ischial fractures have a good prognosis.