Retrospective evaluation of canine fractures in southern Nigeria

Uwagie-Ero, Edwin Aihanuwa; Abiaezute, Clifford Nwabugwu; Okorie-Kanu, Onyinye Josephine; Odigie, Eugene Amienwanlen; Asemota, O

doi:10.1007/s00580-018-2708-3

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“…The highest incidences of the fracture cases were recorded in mongrel dogs and cats which may be due to the frequent exposure of stray animals to road traffic accidents. This result was similar to the previous study of Harasen 2003a), Senn et al (2004 and Uwagie-Ero et al (2018).…”

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“…In relation to the age, bone fracture was mostly occurred in dogs of less than one-year-old. This finding was similar to many previous studies (Kushwaha et al, 2011;Ali, 2013;Minar et al, 2013;Uwagie-Ero et al, 2018). This higher incidence of fracture in young dogs up to 1 year of age might be due to being playful, active nature of the young ones compared to the adult dogs, and being inexperienced to escape from the hazards.…”

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confidence: 92%

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Incidence of Appendicular Bone Fracture in Dogs and Cats: Retrospective Study at Veterinary Hospital of Cairo University and some Private Clinics in Egypt

Abo-Soliman¹,

Ahmed²,

Farghali³

2020

WVJ

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Appendicular bone fractures in small animal practice constitute a major challenge facing veterinary orthopedic surgeons concerning affected limb and bone as well as the extent of tissue damage, site, and shape of the fracture line. Therefore, this retrospective study was designed to provide descriptive data at referral veterinary teaching hospital, faculty of veterinary medicine, Cairo University, and some private pet clinics in Cairo district, Egypt to identify and determine the prevalence of appendicular fractures arising from trauma in dogs and cats treated from January 2017 to January 2020, and emphasizing the information that characterized the population (breed, age, gender, and animal size). The investigated fractures were classified according to the specific limb (forelimbs / hind limbs), specific bone fractures (Humerus, radius and ulna, femur, tibia and fibula, and the other bones), extent of tissue damage (open or closed and incomplete or complete), site (proximal, diaphyseal or distal zones), number (single or comminuted), and the direction of the fracture line (transverse, oblique or spiral). From the obtained data, it could be concluded that there was a high incidence of the appendicular long bones concerning the different bone fractures with significantly higher records in dogs, compared to cats. The highest records of fracture were in mongrel dogs, and cats as rescued animals. Excluding mongrel dogs and cats, the highest incidence of fracture-cases in dogs was recorded in Miniature breeds and svelte breeds for cats. Male dogs and cats showed a higher incidence than females. The bone fracture mostly occurred in dogs younger than one-year-old, and cats aged one to three years. A fracture in the hindlimbs was more significant than forelimbs with the highest incidence in femoral bone among both dogs and cats. The percentage of open fractures were more common in cats than dogs. Incomplete fractures were recorded more frequently in dogs than cats. In dogs, the most common fractures in the femur, tibia/fibula, humerus, and radius/ulna were complete comminuted diaphyseal femoral, complete oblique diaphyseal tibial/fibular, complete transverse distal humoral, and complete transverse diaphyseal radial/ulnar fractures respectively. Moreover, cats were complete transverse distal femoral, complete oblique diaphyseal tibial/fibular, complete spiral diaphyseal humoral, and complete transverse distal radial/ulnar fractures. In conclusion, appendicular bone fracture among dogs and cats referred to the veterinary teaching hospital, Cairo University and some private clinics in Egypt showed high incidence (87% in dogs and 71.8% in cats) out of total fracture cases and this incidence correlated with some predisposing factors (including breeds, weight, age, and gender) and causative agents that resulted in different types of appendicular fractures.

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Incidence of Appendicular Bone Fracture in Dogs and Cats: Retrospective Study at Veterinary Hospital of Cairo University and some Private Clinics in Egypt

Abo-Soliman¹,

Ahmed²,

Farghali³

2020

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“…This ten-year retrospective study highlighted a higher incidence of surgical intervention in male (71.9%) than in female dogs (28.1%) among the studied population which may probably be due to the aggressive nature, quest for dominance and wandering habits of the male dogs in search of a mate which predisposes them to traumatic events such as car accidents and fractures (Uwagie-Ero et al, 2018). Although studies on dog owners' preference for gender has not been investigated in this environment, the purpose of dog ownership seems more geared toward provision of security, hunting and breeding purposes rather than companionship as seen in countries of Europe and America (Fielding and Plumridge, 2004).…”

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“…Data on type of surgical intervention and management, breed, sex and prognosis were extracted. The choice of data collected was based on previous retrospective studies (Eyarefe and Dickson, 2014;Minaret al, 2013;Bennour et al, 2014, Uwagie-Ero et al, 2018. Data collected were subjected to frequency distribution analysis using SPSS for windows version 16.0.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More so, data on animal population that access veterinary medical facility are vital tools for local, state, national, or global health strategic planning (Hrispcsak and Albers, 2013; King et al, 2013). Information obtained from this survey could be useful in management of prevalent animal disease conditions (Hrispcsak and Albers 2013), patients' management, planning and follow-up (Eyarefe and Dickson, 2014, Blecker et al, 2014, Uwagie-Ero et al, 2018, research and training of animal health professionals for effective service delivery (Friedman et al, 2010). Paucity of such data in sub-Saharan Africa had impeded evidence based clinical practice (King et al, 2013;Jones et al, 2013) and research in the region.…”

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A retrospective study of the prevalence of canine surgical cases in Delta State, Nigeria

2019

Savannah Vet J

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Introduction: A retrospective analysis of clinical records of dogs presented to veterinary clinics in Delta State, Nigeria, was undertaken to analyse prevalence and pattern of surgical cases for a period of 10 years. The implications of the data to regional and national planning, awareness and preparedness of veterinarians in practice were discussed. Methods: Case records held at five (5) government veterinary clinics in Delta State, Nigeria, between January 2006 and December 2016 were reviewed. Inclusion criteria for study were based on random sampling of veterinary clinics in busy urban centres across the state and dogs presented for surgical management. Results: A total of 3,212 case files were reviewed. The records on sex, breed and type of surgical intervention were evaluated. Wounds/trauma cases were highest (29.6%) and tumours were least (1.7%) among surgical cases managed during the period. Among the four hundred and fifteen (n=415) dogs presented for surgical management, the local breed (Mongrel) had the highest prevalence (52.3%) of surgical conditions, while the Lhasa Apso (1%), and the Samoyed (1%) had the least occurrence. Male dogs (70.8%) were presented more for surgery than females (29.2%). Significance: Data on animal population that assess veterinary medical facilities are vital tools for local, state, national, or global health strategic planning.

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Retinoic acid induces the osteogenic differentiation of cat adipose tissue‐derived stromal cells from distinct anatomical sites

Ferreira‐Baptista

Queirós²,

Ferreira

et al. 2022

Journal of Anatomy

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Retrospective evaluation of canine fractures in southern Nigeria

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Incidence of Appendicular Bone Fracture in Dogs and Cats: Retrospective Study at Veterinary Hospital of Cairo University and some Private Clinics in Egypt

Incidence of Appendicular Bone Fracture in Dogs and Cats: Retrospective Study at Veterinary Hospital of Cairo University and some Private Clinics in Egypt

A retrospective study of the prevalence of canine surgical cases in Delta State, Nigeria

Retinoic acid induces the osteogenic differentiation of cat adipose tissue‐derived stromal cells from distinct anatomical sites

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