Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.401-408, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
This study was performed on 10 dogs and 2 cats, were shown quadriceps contracture (QC). The etiological history was indicated that QC occurred as a result of improper bandage application or operations due to femoral fractures in 11 cases or congenital in one case. Long-term immobilization (for 35-45 days) in a bandage and deficiency of rigid fixation with hyperextention on stifl e joint caused QC. Hyperextension on stifl e and hock joints, hardness on femoral quadriceps muscle (FQM), atrophy of FQM and aff ected limb, genu recurvatum, patella alta and coxofemoral luxations were observed on cases. According to the degrees of QC, combined treatment methods such as; external skeletal fixation, cuneiform osteotomy of femur, isolation of adhesions, "Z" type myoplasty of FQM, tibial tuberosity transposition, stifl e arthrodesis or extremity amputation were applied on cases. The outcomes were "good" for 9 cases, "poor" for 2 cases and one case couldn't be followed. Prognosis of QC is altered for ages, immobilization time and period, femoral shortening, coxofemoral luxation and patella alta, etc. The whole recovery of QC is extremely poor and lameness is permanent on aff ected limb, in spite of treatment. In conclusions, distal femoral fractures on juvenile dogs and cats (especially 0-3 months age period) should be treated with an appropriate method and performed rigid fixation. In postoperative period, long-term immobilization in a bandage can be prevented.