Surgical Repair of a Pelvic Fracture in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Exotics Medicine Service, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France;2. Small Animal Surgery Service, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France.;1. Department of Radiology, Boston Children''s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;2. Department of Urology, Boston Children''s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;3. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women''s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;1. Service de médecine interne, hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France;2. Unité de gériatrie aiguë, hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France;1. Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA;2. Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA;1. The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;2. School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;3. Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China |
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| Abstract: | A 9-month-old, chemically spayed female ferret (Mustela putorius furo) presented after a fall (5.5 m) from the first floor of an apartment building. The animal was nonambulatory, with pain localized in the pelvic region. Radiographic examination revealed a bilateral fracture of the iliac body with medial displacement of the left hemipelvis and narrowing of the pelvic canal. Rib fractures, pulmonary contusions, and pleural effusion were also present on thoracic radiographic images. After emergency stabilization of the patient, the fracture of the left iliac body was successfully repaired using a composite internal fixation system with K-wires and polymethylmethacrylate. The implants allowed fracture healing despite loosening of one of the K-wires. Bony healing was achieved within 25 days, including the restoration of pelvic rigidity and maintenance of the diameter of the pelvic canal. Orthopedic examination was unremarkable 4 months following the surgical procedure. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first described open reduction of a pelvic fracture in a ferret. |
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| Keywords: | composite fixation ferret pelvic fracture trauma |
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