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Total hip replacement for femoral head slipped in British shorthair cat

Nanjing Abel Animal Medical CenterWu Junjie2023-05-11 302

Breed: British Shorthair, Name: Hetao, Age: 1 year, Sex: Male, Weight: 4Kg

Salter-harris type I femoral head growth plate fracture also called femoral head slipped. The cat had lameness and pain in the affected limb. It was decided to perform a total hip replacement. Intraoperatively, a cemented Micro&Nano Hip System from BlueSAO was used for the replacement. Implants: 12 mm cemented cup, 3 # cemented femoral stem, 8 mm (+0) femoral head. The surgery was completed successfully. The cat recovered well.

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