Vnuk D, Pirkić B, Maticić D, Radisić B, Stejskal M, Babić T, Kreszinger M, Lemo N
Clinic of Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
J Feline Med Surg. 2004 Oct;6(5):305-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2003.07.001.
High-rise syndrome was diagnosed in 119 cats over a 4-year period. 59.6% of cats were younger than one year, and the average height of the fall was four stories. High-rise syndrome was more frequent during the warmer period of the year. 96.5% of the presented cats, survived after the fall. 46.2% of cats had fractured limbs; 38.5% of fractures were of the forelimb, 61.5% of the hindlimb. The tibia was fractured most often (36.4%), followed by the femur (23.6%). 78.6% of femoral fractures were distal. The mean age of patients with femoral fractures was 9.1 months, and with tibial fractures 29.2 months. Thoracic trauma was diagnosed in 33.6% of cats. Pneumothorax was diagnosed in 20% of cats, and pulmonary contusions in 13.4%. Falls from the seventh or higher stories, are associated with more severe injuries and with a higher incidence of thoracic trauma.
在4年时间里,共诊断出119例猫的高空综合征。59.6%的猫年龄小于1岁,平均坠落高度为四层楼。高空综合征在一年中较温暖的时期更为常见。96.5%的就诊猫在坠落后存活。46.2%的猫有四肢骨折;38.5%的骨折发生在前肢,61.5%发生在后肢。胫骨骨折最为常见(36.4%),其次是股骨(23.6%)。78.6%的股骨骨折发生在远端。股骨骨折患者的平均年龄为9.1个月,胫骨骨折患者为29.2个月。33.6%的猫被诊断为胸部创伤。20%的猫被诊断为气胸,13.4%为肺挫伤。从七层或更高楼层坠落,会导致更严重的损伤和更高的胸部创伤发生率。