Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery

Successful Management of Quadriceps Contracture in a Cat

Document Type : Clinical Report

Authors
Department of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Abstract
A six-month-old female domestic short hair cat was presented for bilateral hindlimb lameness. Radiographt revealed bilateral distal femoral physeal fractures and left sided acetabular fracture. Treatment performed by transfixation cross pinning for both limbs. The right hind limb was operated immediately, however, due to an open fracture on the left hind limb, the surgical intervention was postponed to prevent osteomyelitis. The delayed surgical intervention was associated with quadriceps contraction. Here, to treat the muscle contraction, muscle release operation followed by a 90 degree external coaptation was performed. After healing of the surgical wound, physiotherapy with neuromuscular electrical stimulation was performed for five sessions over three weeks and then the cat demonstrated significant improvement in the posture and gait. Quadriceps contraction often is observed as a complication during healing of femoral fracture after surgery. Physiotherapy may play important role in preventing postoperative pain and other complications.
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Volume 19, Issue 2 - Serial Number 41
October 2024
Pages 138-141

  • Receive Date 02 September 2023
  • Revise Date 07 November 2023
  • Accept Date 27 November 2023
  • First Publish Date 27 November 2023