Schoiswohl Julia, Degasperi Brigitte, Schieder Katrin, Ertelt Katrin, Kofler Johann
Universitätsklinik für Wiederkäuer, Department für Nutztiere und öffentliches Gesundheitswesen in der Veterinärmedizin, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien.
Universitätsklinik für Kleintiere, Department für Kleintiere und Pferde, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere. 2020 Jun;48(3):191-197. doi: 10.1055/a-1162-0247. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
A 2-month-old goat and a 5-year-old sheep were referred to the clinic due to severe lameness. The goat had a 5-week-old infected comminuted, left metacarpal fracture with extended osteomyelitis of the distal metacarpal bones. The sheep presented with an open oblique fracture of the left tibia and a concurrent, perforating wound of the fetlock joint in the same hindlimb. In both cases, limb amputation was performed at the level of the shoulder joint and the proximal femur, respectively, under general anesthesia combined with blocks of the large proximal limb nerves. The surgical procedure was successful in both cases and the animals showed good postoperative mobility and quality of life. Limb amputations in small ruminants are rarely described, but may offer a valuable salvage procedure instead of euthanasia.
一只2个月大的山羊和一只5岁的绵羊因严重跛行被转诊至诊所。这只山羊有一处5周龄的左侧掌骨感染粉碎性骨折，并伴有掌骨远端的骨髓炎。这只绵羊表现为左胫骨开放性斜骨折，同一后肢的跗关节同时存在贯通伤。在这两种情况下，分别在全身麻醉联合近端大肢体神经阻滞下，于肩关节和股骨近端水平进行了肢体截肢术。这两个病例的手术均获成功，术后动物表现出良好的活动能力和生活质量。小型反刍动物的肢体截肢术鲜有报道，但它可能是一种有价值的挽救性手术，而非实施安乐死。
