Incidência de fraturas no esqueleto apendicular de cães e gatos atendidos no Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia no ano de 2021

Abstract

The incidence of invoices in dogs and cats is quite recurrent in the routine of veterinary medicine, with young animals being the most affected, due to their bone immaturity. Automobile accidents are the main cause of all fractures, due to the increase in the number of animals with free access to the streets, followed by falls. Males are the most affected by having more aggressive behavior and errant practices, in relation to that of the female. Among these fractures, the most prevalent are those of the appendicular system, which can be classified as exposed and unexposed, incomplete, simple (oblique, transversal and spiral), comminuted (reducible and non-reducible) and multifragmented. Signs such as lameness, swelling, shortening of the limb or crackling on palpation of the site are recurrent in animals with suspected fractures, using radiography as a diagnostic method. The treatment consists of guaranteeing bone stability and integrity of the adjacent tissues, through mechanical and biological methods. For this, radiographs of dogs and cats will be used, carried out from February to November 2021, associating the location, affected bones and types of fractures with the characteristics of the animals.