Kulendra E, Grierson J, Okushima S, Cariou M, House A
The Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Hertfordshire, UK.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2011;24(5):320-5. doi: 10.3415/VCOT-10-09-0136. Epub 2011 Jul 21.
The medical records of all cats with tarsocrural joint instability that were treated between June 2002 and December 2008 at the Royal Veterinary College were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 32 cats were identified. Information gathered included signalment, type of injury (subluxation or luxation), concurrent fractures, presence of soft tissue wounds, transarticular external skeletal fixation (TESF) type, configuration of TESF (number of pins proximal and distal to the joint), duration of hospitalisation, duration of TESF prior to removal, complications and cost. A significant association was identified between the length of hospitalisation and the presence of wounds. Similarly a significant association was present between wounds and final cost of treatment. Additionally, the authors found that a high number of implant related complications were present when only two pins were used proximal and distal to the tarsocrural joint, but this association was not significant.
对2002年6月至2008年12月间在皇家兽医学院接受治疗的所有跗关节不稳的猫的病历进行了回顾性研究。共确定了32只猫。收集的信息包括特征、损伤类型（半脱位或脱位）、并发骨折、软组织伤口的存在情况、经关节外骨骼固定（TESF）类型、TESF的构型（关节近端和远端的钢针数量）、住院时间、去除TESF之前的使用时间、并发症和费用。发现住院时间与伤口的存在之间存在显著关联。同样，伤口与最终治疗费用之间也存在显著关联。此外，作者发现，当在跗关节近端和远端仅使用两根钢针时，存在大量与植入物相关的并发症，但这种关联并不显著。
