Successful Treatment of Olecranon Fracture with Tie-in External Fixator in a Cat

Abstract

In this case report, A 4-months-old, male, British shorthair cat was presented with lameness and swelling in the forelimb and loss of appetite after a fall from a height. On the orthopedic examination, pain, lameness, abnormal mobility, local sensitivity, crepitation, and deformation findings were observed in the forelimb. Clinical and radiological examinations revealed an avulsion fracture of the left olecranon. The fracture was treated with an external fixator. Clinical and radiological controls were performed on the 10th, 21st, 30th, and 45th postoperative days. The external fixator was removed on the 62nd postoperative day under sedation. This case report aimed to contribute to the literature on the successful treatment of fracture of the olecranon with an external fixator in a 4-months-old young cat.