Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi

Abstract

As the pelvic regio/1 is well covered with muscles and .lot; tissues.
the Factures or the bones ol this structure. are generally caused by direct trau/lws.
The (lim olperlorming a surgical procedure to treat a pelvicFacture is fo reduce
the Fagments which narrows the pelvic uınal and to stabilize the weigth bearing
segments like sacroiliacjoint, ilium and acetabulum.
117 this clinical study, mini titanium plates and screws were used as jixatioıı
materials j(ıı' the treatment of pelvic ./i"actures of cats and small breed do~s. The
study ~mup was performed by 6 cats and 3 small breed dORS in dUTerent breeds.
ages and sexes which were examined in the clinics of the Department of
Traumatology and Orthopedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankam
University, between the years of 1996-1999 and sur~ical treatments ıvere
coıısidered ([(:cordin~ to the clinical and radioloRical examinatioııs. In the
radiogmphic evaluations of these cases revealed that 5 of the aninwls had itium
./i"acıure. 2 animalshad ischii./i"actures, I animal had acetabular./i"acture and oııe
animal had multiple pelvic ./i"actures . Three of these animals had ili/mı ./i"actııres
accompwıied by sacmiliac luxation. The mini titanium plaıes Yı'hich have 0.8 miLL
in thickness aııd 4 or 5 holes were selected with or without bars accordin~ to the
Iype aııd the localization of the fiw;tures. The screws rwwed between 7 and i I miLL
in length. The clinical and radioloKic:al examinations ofall cases were periodical!.v
perl(Jlmed and no postoperatİve complications were observed. From the .IindİIlKs,
iı was concluded that minİ titanium plates and screws are recommended as
lixolioıı materials j()r the sUlXical treatments of pelvic/i'actures in ('(LLS and snUlll
breed dORS because these materials are small in size, easy to shape and use iıı the
operatİons.